VMware Tools 11.x < 11.3.0 DoS (VMSA-2021-0011)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 151012

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Synopsis

A virtualization tool suite is installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Tools installed on the remote Windows host is 11.x, which is prior to 11.3.0. It is, therefore, affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest operating system, where VMware Tools is installed, can trigger a PANIC in the VM3DMP driver leading to a denial-of-service condition in the Windows guest operating system.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Tools version 11.3.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 151012

File Name: vmware_tools_win_vmsa_2021_0011.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/25/2021

Updated: 5/30/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21997

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:tools

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/VMware Tools, Host/ESXi/checked

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21997

IAVB: 2021-B-0037-S

VMSA: VMSA-2021-0011

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