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VMware ESXi 7.0 / 8.0 Heap Out-of-bounds Write (VMSA-2022-0033)

high Nessus Plugin ID 169513

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

VMware ESXi contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. The exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox. (CVE-2022-31705)

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

Solution

Upgrade to ESXi 7.0 Build 20841705, 8.0a Build 20842819 or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0033.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 169513

File Name: vmware_esxi_vmsa-2022-0033.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/4/2023

Updated: 9/11/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31705

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-31705

IAVA: 2022-A-0513

VMSA: 2022-0033