VMware ESX / ESXi Third-Party Libraries Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0013) (remote check)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 89681

Synopsis

The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including remote code execution vulnerabilities, in several third-party components and libraries :

- Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- libuser
- Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR)
- Network Security Services (NSS)
- OpenSSL

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory that pertains to ESX version 4.0 / 4.1 or ESXi version 4.0 / 4.1.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0013

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2012/000169.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 89681

File Name: vmware_VMSA-2011-0013_remote.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2016

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esx, cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2008

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Sun Java Applet2ClassLoader Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-7270, CVE-2010-1321, CVE-2010-2054, CVE-2010-3170, CVE-2010-3173, CVE-2010-3541, CVE-2010-3548, CVE-2010-3549, CVE-2010-3550, CVE-2010-3551, CVE-2010-3552, CVE-2010-3553, CVE-2010-3554, CVE-2010-3555, CVE-2010-3556, CVE-2010-3557, CVE-2010-3558, CVE-2010-3559, CVE-2010-3560, CVE-2010-3561, CVE-2010-3562, CVE-2010-3563, CVE-2010-3565, CVE-2010-3566, CVE-2010-3567, CVE-2010-3568, CVE-2010-3569, CVE-2010-3570, CVE-2010-3571, CVE-2010-3572, CVE-2010-3573, CVE-2010-3574, CVE-2010-4180, CVE-2010-4422, CVE-2010-4447, CVE-2010-4448, CVE-2010-4450, CVE-2010-4451, CVE-2010-4452, CVE-2010-4454, CVE-2010-4462, CVE-2010-4463, CVE-2010-4465, CVE-2010-4466, CVE-2010-4467, CVE-2010-4468, CVE-2010-4469, CVE-2010-4470, CVE-2010-4471, CVE-2010-4472, CVE-2010-4473, CVE-2010-4474, CVE-2010-4475, CVE-2010-4476, CVE-2011-0002, CVE-2011-0802, CVE-2011-0814, CVE-2011-0815, CVE-2011-0862, CVE-2011-0864, CVE-2011-0865, CVE-2011-0867, CVE-2011-0871, CVE-2011-0873

BID: 46406, 46407, 46409, 46410, 46411, 48137, 48139, 48142, 48143, 48144, 48145, 48147, 48148, 48149, 40235, 40475, 42817, 43965, 43971, 43979, 43985, 43988, 43992, 43994, 43999, 44009, 44011, 44012, 44013, 44014, 44016, 44017, 44020, 44021, 44023, 44024, 44026, 44027, 44028, 44030, 44032, 44035, 44038, 44040, 45164, 45254, 45791, 46091, 46386, 46387, 46388, 46391, 46393, 46394, 46395, 46397, 46398, 46399, 46400, 46402, 46403, 46404, 46405

VMSA: 2011-0013