ESXi 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 Heap Overflow RCE (VMSA-2022-0001)

high Nessus Plugin ID 165337

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Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi host is missing a security patch and is affected by a heap overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 6.5, 6.7 or 7.0 and is affected by a heap overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch or workaround as referenced in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165337

File Name: vmware_esxi_vmsa-2022-0001.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/23/2022

Updated: 3/23/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22045

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22045

IAVA: 2022-A-0039

VMSA: 2022-0001

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