VMSA-2011-0004 : VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third-party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm.
high Nessus Plugin ID 52582
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Synopsis
The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
a. Service Location Protocol daemon DoSThis patch fixes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Service Location Protocol daemon (SLPD). Exploitation of this vulnerability could cause SLPD to consume significant CPU resources.
VMware would like to thank Nicolas Gregoire and US CERT for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-3609 to this issue.
b. Service Console update for bind
This patch updates the bind-libs and bind-utils RPMs to version 9.3.6-4.P1.el5_5.3, which resolves multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-3613, CVE-2010-3614, and CVE-2010-3762 to these issues.
c. Service Console update for pam
This patch updates the pam RPM to pam_0.99.6.2-3.27.5437.vmw, which resolves multiple security issues with PAM modules.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-3316, CVE-2010-3435, and CVE-2010-3853 to these issues.
d. Service Console update for rpm, rpm-libs, rpm-python, and popt
This patch updates rpm, rpm-libs, and rpm-python RPMs to 4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1, and popt to version 1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1, which resolves a security issue.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-2059 to this issue.
Solution
Apply the missing patches.See Also
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2012/000159.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 52582
File Name: vmware_VMSA-2011-0004.nasl
Version: 1.35
Type: local
Family: VMware ESX Local Security Checks
Published: 3/8/2011
Updated: 1/6/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.0, cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1, cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.0, cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-4889, CVE-2010-2059, CVE-2010-2199, CVE-2010-3316, CVE-2010-3435, CVE-2010-3609, CVE-2010-3613, CVE-2010-3614, CVE-2010-3762, CVE-2010-3853
VMSA: 2011-0004