ESXi 5.1 < Build 1483097 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)
low Nessus Plugin ID 72037
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Synopsis
The remote VMware ESXi 5.1 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The remote VMware ESXi 5.1 host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the bundled OpenSSL library that is triggered when handling OCSP response verification. A remote attacker can exploit this to crash the program. (CVE-2013-0166)
- An error exists related to the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocols, CBC mode encryption and response time. An attacker can obtain plaintext contents of encrypted traffic via timing attacks. (CVE-2013-0169)
- An error exists in the libxml2 library related to the expansion of XML internal entities that could allow denial of service attacks. (CVE-2013-0338)
- A NULL pointer dereference flaw exists in the handling of Network File Copy (NFC) traffic. An attacker can exploit this by intercepting and modifying NFC traffic, to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2014-1207)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the handling of invalid ports that could allow a guest user to crash the VMX process. (CVE-2014-1208)
Solution
Apply patch ESXi510-201401101-SG.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a47445a3
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0009.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0001.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 72037
File Name: vmware_esxi_5_1_build_1483097_remote.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 1/20/2014
Updated: 11/26/2019
Dependencies: vmware_vsphere_detect.nbin
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0169
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 1.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.1
Required KB Items: Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-0166, CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-0338, CVE-2014-1207, CVE-2014-1208