VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0009) - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801949");
  script_version("2023-07-28T05:05:23+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-28 05:05:23 +0000 (Fri, 28 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-06-13 15:28:04 +0200 (Mon, 13 Jun 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1787", "CVE-2011-2146");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0009) - Linux");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Linux/Installed");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1035110");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000141.html");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows attackers to gain privileges on the guest OS.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware ESX 3.0.3 to 4.1

  VMware Player 3.1.x before 3.1.4

  VMware Workstation 7.1.x before 7.1.4");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to:

  - An information disclosure vulnerability in 'Mount.vmhgfs', allows guest OS
    users to determine the existence of host OS files and directories via
    unspecified vectors.

  - A race condition privilege escalation in 'Mount.vmhgfs' via a race condition,
    that allows guest OS users to gain privileges on the guest OS by mounting a
    file system on top of an arbitrary directory.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMWare product(s) are prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the patch or update to player 3.1.4 or later

  Apply the patch or update to VMware Workstation 7.1.4 or later

  Apply the patch for VMware ESX");

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

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

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

# VMware Player
vmpVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Player/Linux/Ver");
if(vmpVer)
{
  if(version_in_range(version:vmpVer, test_version:"3.1.0", test_version2:"3.1.3"))
  {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vmpVer, vulnerable_range:"3.1.0 - 3.1.3");
    security_message(port: 0, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

# VMware Workstation
vmwtnVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Workstation/Linux/Ver");
if(vmwtnVer)
{
  if(version_in_range(version:vmwtnVer, test_version:"7.1.0", test_version2:"7.1.3")){
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vmwtnVer, vulnerable_range:"7.1.0 - 7.1.3");
    security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  }
}

# VMware ESX
vmesx = get_kb_item("VMware/Esx/Linux/Ver");
if(vmesx)
{
  if(version_in_range(version:vmesx, test_version:"3.0.3", test_version2:"4.1.0")){
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vmesx, vulnerable_range:"3.0.3 - 4.1.0");
    security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  }
}