VMware ESXi/ESX updates address OpenSSL security vulnerabilities (VMSA-2014-0004)
🗓️ 08 May 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105021");
script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0076", "CVE-2014-0160");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_name("VMware ESXi/ESX updates address OpenSSL security vulnerabilities (VMSA-2014-0004)");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-10-15 13:29:00 +0000 (Thu, 15 Oct 2020)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-05-08 13:04:01 +0100 (Thu, 08 May 2014)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("VMware Local Security Checks");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("gb_vmware_esxi_init.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("VMware/ESXi/LSC", "VMware/ESX/version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0004.html");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if the target host is missing one or more patch(es).");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"a. Information Disclosure vulnerability in OpenSSL third party library
The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.1g to resolve multiple security issues.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the missing patch(es).");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware product updates address OpenSSL security vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201404020
ESXi 5.5 Update 1 without patch ESXi550-201404001.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("vmware_esx.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!get_kb_item("VMware/ESXi/LSC"))
exit(0);
if(!esxVersion = get_kb_item("VMware/ESX/version"))
exit(0);
patches = make_array("5.5.0", "VIB:esx-base:5.5.0-0.15.1746974");
if(!patches[esxVersion])
exit(99);
if(report = esxi_patch_missing(esxi_version:esxVersion, patch:patches[esxVersion])) {
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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