ESXi 5.0 < Build 764879 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)
high Nessus Plugin ID 70884
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Synopsis
The remote VMware ESXi 5.0 host is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities.Description
The remote VMware ESXi 5.0 host is affected by the following security vulnerabilities :- Errors exist in the Libxml2 library functions 'xmlXPathNextPrecedingSibling', 'xmlNodePtr' and 'xmlXPathNextPrecedingInternal' that could allow denial of service attacks or arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2010-4008)
- Buffer overflow errors exist in the libxml2 library functions 'xmlCharEncFirstLineInt' and 'xmlCharEncInFunc' that could allow denial of service attacks or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2011-0216)
- A buffer overflow error exists in the libxml2 library file 'xpath.c' related to handling 'XPath' nodesets that could allow denial of service attacks or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2011-1944)
- A double-free error exists in the libxml2 library function 'xmlXPathCompOpEval' related to handling invalid 'XPath' expressions that could allow denial of service attacks or arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2011-2834)
- An out-of-bounds read error exists in the libxml2 library file 'parser.c' related to handling 'Stop' orders that could allow denial of service attacks.
(CVE-2011-3905)
- A buffer overflow error exists in the libxml2 library function 'xmlStringLenDecodeEntities' related to copying entities that could allow denial of service attacks or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2011-3919)
- An error exists in the libxml2 library related to hash collisions that could allow denial of service attacks.
(CVE-2012-0841)
Solution
Apply patch ESXi500-201207101-SG.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?3fd0011c
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0012.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 70884
File Name: vmware_esxi_5_0_build_764879_remote.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 11/13/2013
Updated: 8/6/2018
Dependencies: vmware_vsphere_detect.nbin
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.0
Required KB Items: Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-4008, CVE-2011-0216, CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2834, CVE-2011-3905, CVE-2011-3919, CVE-2012-0841
VMSA: 2012-0012