ESXi 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2022-0030)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168828

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Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi host is missing a security patch and is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 6.5, 6.7 or 7.0 and is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, as follows:

- A memory corruption issue that can lead to an escape of the ESXi sandbox. (CVE-2022-31696)

- A heap overflow vulnerability that can be exploited to disclose information. (CVE-2022-31699)

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: 168828

File Name: vmware_esxi_vmsa-2022-0030.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/15/2022

Updated: 5/18/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31696

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-31696, CVE-2022-31699

IAVA: 2022-A-0513

VMSA: 2022-0030

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