VMSA-2013-0009 : VMware vSphere, ESX and ESXi updates to third-party libraries
medium Nessus Plugin ID 69193
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Synopsis
The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
a. vCenter Server and ESX userworld update for OpenSSL libraryThe userworld OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-0.9.8y to resolve multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-0169 and CVE-2013-0166 to these issues.
b. Service Console (COS) update for OpenSSL library
The Service Console updates for OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-0.9.8e-26.el5_9.1 to resolve multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-0169 and CVE-2013-0166 to these issues.
c. ESX Userworld and Service Console (COS) update for libxml2 library
The ESX Userworld and Service Console libxml2 library is updated to version libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1 and libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1. to resolve a security issue.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-0338 to this issue.
d. Service Console (COS) update for GnuTLS library
The ESX service console GnuTLS RPM is updated to version gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.1 to resolve a security issue.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-2116 to this issue.
e. ESX third-party update for Service Console kernel
The ESX Service Console Operating System (COS) kernel is updated to kernel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5 which addresses several security issues in the COS kernel.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-0268 and CVE-2013-0871 to these issues.
Solution
Apply the missing patches.See Also
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2014/000230.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 69193
File Name: vmware_VMSA-2013-0009.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: VMware ESX Local Security Checks
Published: 8/2/2013
Updated: 1/6/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.0, cpe:/o:vmware:esx:4.1, cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:4.1, cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0, cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2013
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-0166, CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-0268, CVE-2013-0338, CVE-2013-0871, CVE-2013-2116
VMSA: 2013-0009