3.5 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
34.6%
VMware ESXi updates address a critical glibc security vulnerability
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.140101");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-7463");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"3.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_version("2023-06-28T05:05:21+0000");
script_name("VMware ESXi updates address a cross-site scripting issue (VMSA-2016-003) - Remote Version Check");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0023.html");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable build is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The ESXi Host Client contains a vulnerability that may allow for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). The issue can be introduced by an attacker that has permission to manage virtual machines through ESXi Host Client or by tricking the vSphere administrator to import a specially crafted VM. The issue may be triggered on the system from where ESXi Host Client is used to manage the specially crafted VM.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the missing patch(es).");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMware ESXi updates address a critical glibc security vulnerability");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201611102-SG
- ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201612102-SG");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-06-28 05:05:21 +0000 (Wed, 28 Jun 2023)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-12-31 02:59:00 +0000 (Sat, 31 Dec 2016)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-12-21 16:22:14 +0100 (Wed, 21 Dec 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", "4558694",
"5.5.0", "4756874" );
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 );
3.5 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
34.6%