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VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x < 6.5u1f Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0007) (Spectre-1) (Meltdown)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 106950

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Synopsis

A virtualization management application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is 6.5.x prior to 6.5u1f. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. See advisory for details.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware vCenter Server version 6.5u1f (6.5.0 build-7801515) or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0007.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 106950

File Name: vmware_vcenter_vmsa-2018-0007.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/22/2018

Updated: 6/30/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/vCenter, Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2018

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754

BID: 102371, 102378

IAVA: 2018-A-0019, 2018-A-0020, 2018-A-0062-S

VMSA: 2018-0007