VMSA-2008-0013 : Updated ESX packages for OpenSSL, net-snmp, perl
critical Nessus Plugin ID 40381
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Synopsis
The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
I Security Issuesa. OpenSSL Binaries Updated
This fix updates the third-party OpenSSL library.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-3108 and CVE-2007-5135 to the issues addressed by this update.
II Service Console rpm updates
a. net-snmp Security update
This fix upgrades the service console rpm for net-snmp to version net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.24.
Note: this update is relevant for ESX 3.0.3. The initial advisory incorrectly stated that this update was present in ESX 3.0.3 when it was released on August 8, 2008.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2008-2292 and CVE-2008-0960 to the issues addressed in net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.24.
b. perl Security update
This fix upgrades the service console rpm for perl to version perl-5.8.0-98.EL3.
Note: this update is relevant for ESX 3.0.3. The initial advisory incorrectly stated that this update was present in ESX 3.0.3 when it was released on August 8, 2008.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-1927 to the issue addressed in perl-5.8.0-98.EL3.
Solution
Apply the missing patches.See Also
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000036.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 40381
File Name: vmware_VMSA-2008-0013.nasl
Version: 1.34
Type: local
Family: VMware ESX Local Security Checks
Published: 7/27/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.0.1, cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.0.2, cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.0.3, cpe:/o:vmware:esx:3.5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2006
Exploitable With
CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-3738, CVE-2007-3108, CVE-2007-5135, CVE-2008-0960, CVE-2008-1927, CVE-2008-2292