VMware Fusion 6.x < 6.0.3 OpenSSL Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2014-0004) (Heartbleed)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73670
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Synopsis
The remote host has a virtualization application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of VMware Fusion 6.x installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 6.0.3. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL library :- An error exists related to the implementation of the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) that could allow nonce disclosure via the 'FLUSH+RELOAD' cache side-channel attack. (CVE-2014-0076)
- An out-of-bounds read error, known as the 'Heartbleed Bug', exists related to handling TLS heartbeat extensions that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information such as primary key material, secondary key material and other protected content.
(CVE-2014-0160)
Solution
Upgrade to VMware Fusion 6.0.3 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?03fa22fa
http://www.nessus.org/u?bd08e50e
https://eprint.iacr.org/2014/140
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73670
File Name: macosx_fusion_6_0_3.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 4/21/2014
Updated: 11/26/2019
Dependencies: macosx_fusion_detect.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0160
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:fusion
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, MacOSX/Fusion/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2014
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-0076, CVE-2014-0160