ESXi 5.5 < Build 1980513 glibc Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78108

Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi 5.5 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.5 prior to build 1980513. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities in the glibc library :

- A buffer overflow flaw exists in the 'extend_buffers' function of the 'posix/regexec.c' file, due to not properly validating user input. Using a specially crafted expression, a remote attacker can cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-0242)

- A buffer overflow flaw exists in the 'getaddrinfo' function of the '/sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c' file, due to not properly validating user input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering a large number of domain conversions. (CVE-2013-1914)

Solution

Apply patch ESXi550-201409101-SG for ESXi 5.5.

See Also

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2014/000260.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78108

File Name: vmware_esxi_5_5_build_2068190_remote.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/9/2014

Updated: 8/6/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0242, CVE-2013-1914

BID: 57638, 58839

VMSA: 2014-0008