VMware Products Descheduled Time Accounting Driver DoS Vulnerability - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800806");
  script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:39+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:39 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-06-09 08:37:33 +0200 (Tue, 09 Jun 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1805");
  script_name("VMware Products Descheduled Time Accounting Driver DoS Vulnerability - Linux");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/35269");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35141");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/May/1022300.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Linux/Installed");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to cause denial of
  service to local users.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Server version prior to 2.0.1 build 156745,
  VMware Server version prior to 1.0.9 build 156507,
  VMware Player version prior to 2.5.2 build 156735,
  VMware Workstation version prior to 6.5.2 build 156735 on Windows.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The vulnerability is due to an unspecified error within the VMware
  Descheduled Time Accounting driver.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade the VMWare product(s) according to the referenced vendor announcement.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMWare product(s) are prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");

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

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

if(!get_kb_item("VMware/Linux/Installed")){
  exit(0);
}

# VMware Player
vmplayerVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Player/Linux/Ver");
if(vmplayerVer != NULL)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:vmplayerVer, test_version:"2.5.2"))
  {
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    exit(0);
  }
}

# VMware Workstation
vmworkstnVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Workstation/Linux/Ver");
if(vmworkstnVer != NULL)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:vmworkstnVer, test_version:"6.5.2"))
  {
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    exit(0);
  }
}

vmserverVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Server/Linux/Ver");
if(vmserverVer != NULL)
{
  if(version_in_range(version:vmserverVer, test_version:"1.0", test_version2:"1.0.8") ||
     version_in_range(version:vmserverVer, test_version:"2.0", test_version2:"2.0.0")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}