VMware Spring Framework < 5.3.38, 6.0.x < 6.0.23, 6.1.x < 6.1.12 DoS Vulnerability - Linux

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:vmware:spring_framework";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114752");
  script_version("2025-09-04T05:39:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-04 05:39:49 +0000 (Thu, 04 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-08-15 10:03:00 +0000 (Thu, 15 Aug 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-38809");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("VMware Spring Framework < 5.3.38, 6.0.x < 6.0.23, 6.1.x < 6.1.12 DoS Vulnerability - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_spring_framework_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("vmware/spring/framework/ssh-login/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The VMware Spring Framework is prone to a denial of service
  (DoS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Applications that parse ETags from 'If-Match' or 'If-None-Match'
  request headers are vulnerable to DoS attack.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Spring Framework versions prior to 5.3.38, 6.0.x prior
  to 6.0.23 and 6.1.x prior to 6.1.12.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.3.38, 6.0.23, 6.1.12 or later.

  Vendor note:

  Users of older, unsupported versions could enforce a size limit on 'If-Match' and 'If-None-Match'
  headers, e.g. through a Filter.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38809");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://spring.io/blog/2024/08/14/spring-framework-releases-fixes-for-cve-2024-38808-and-cve-2024-38809");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "5.3.38")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.38", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "6.0.0", test_version_up: "6.0.23")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.0.23", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "6.1.0", test_version_up: "6.1.12")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.1.12", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);