ESXi 5.1 < Build 1483097 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)

low Nessus Plugin ID 72037

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: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/20/2014

Updated: 12/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0169

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

BID: 57778, 58180, 60268, 64994, 64995