ESXi 6.5 / 6.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2019-0012)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 128035

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Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi host is missing a security patch and is affected by pixel shader out-of-bounds read/write vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 6.5 or 6.7 and is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch as referenced in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 128035

File Name: vmware_esxi_VMSA-2019-0012.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/20/2019

Updated: 9/2/2020

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5684

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/vsphere

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5521, CVE-2019-5684

BID: 93287

IAVA: 2019-A-0278

VMSA: 2019-0012

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