ESXi 5.5 < Build 5230635 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2017-0006) (remote check) (PCI-DSS check)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159257

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of the remote VMware ESXi 5.5 host is prior to build 5230635. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- VMware ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG has a Heap Buffer Overflow in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. (CVE-2017-4902)

- VMware ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201703401-SG has an uninitialized stack memory usage in SVGA. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host. (CVE-2017-4903) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply patch ESXi550-201703401-SG according to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159257

File Name: vmware_esxi_5_5_build_5230635_remote_pci.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/28/2022

Updated: 4/26/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-4903

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:5.5

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-4902, CVE-2017-4903

VMSA: 2017-0006

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