VMware ESXi product updates address multiple important security issues (VMSA-2016-0010) - Remote Version Check
🗓️ 05 Aug 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
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| vmware | www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105850");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5331");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_name("VMware ESXi product updates address multiple important security issues (VMSA-2016-0010) - Remote Version Check");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable build is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the missing patch(es).");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"ESXi contain an HTTP header injection vulnerability due to lack of input validation. An attacker can exploit
this issue to set arbitrary HTTP response headers and cookies, which may allow for cross-site scripting and malicious redirect attacks.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201603101-SG.");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-10-09 20:00:00 +0000 (Tue, 09 Oct 2018)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-08-05 16:16:34 +0200 (Fri, 05 Aug 2016)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("gb_vmware_esx_web_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("VMware/ESX/build", "VMware/ESX/version");
exit(0);
}
include("vmware_esx.inc");
if( ! esxVersion = get_kb_item( "VMware/ESX/version" ) ) exit( 0 );
if( ! esxBuild = get_kb_item( "VMware/ESX/build" ) ) exit( 0 );
fixed_builds = make_array( "6.0.0", "3568943" );
if( ! fixed_builds[esxVersion] ) exit( 0 );
if( int( esxBuild ) < int( fixed_builds[esxVersion] ) )
{
security_message( port:0, data:esxi_remote_report( ver:esxVersion, build:esxBuild, fixed_build:fixed_builds[esxVersion] ) );
exit(0);
}
exit( 99 );
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