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VMware ESX Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0009) (remote check)
high Nessus Plugin ID 89115
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Synopsis
The remote host is missing a security-related patch.Description
The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A flaw exists in sudo in file parse.c due to a failure to properly interpret a system group (%group) in the sudoers configuration file when handling authorization decisions for users belonging to that group. A local attacker can exploit this to gain root privileges via a crafted sudo command. (CVE-2009-0034)
- A flaw exists in the redirect implementation in libcurl that allows arbitrary Location values to be accepted when CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION is enabled. An attacker with control of a remote HTTP server can exploit this, via crafted redirect URLs, to trigger requests to intranet servers, to read or write arbitrary files, or to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2009-0037)
- A flaw exists in udev due to a failure to verify that a NETLINK message originates from the kernel space. A local attacker can exploit this, via a crafted NETLINK message, to gain elevated privileges on the root file system. (CVE-2009-1185)
Solution
Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory that pertains to ESX version 4.0.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 89115
File Name: vmware_VMSA-2009-0009_remote.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/3/2016
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esx
Required KB Items: Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2009
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Linux udev Netlink Local Privilege Escalation)