VMware ESXi Multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2014-0004) (Heartbleed)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87676

Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

The remote VMware ESXi host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL third-party library :

- A flaw exist in the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) implementation due to a failure to ensure that certain swap operations have a constant-time behavior. An attacker can exploit this to obtain the ECDSA nonces by using a FLUSH+RELOAD cache side-channel attack. (CVE-2014-0076)

- An out-of-bounds read error, known as Heartbleed, exists in the TLS/DTLS implementation due to improper handling of TLS heartbeat extension packets. A remote attacker, using crafted packets, can trigger a buffer over-read, resulting in the disclosure of up to 64KB of process memory, which contains sensitive information such as primary key material, secondary key material, and other protected content. (CVE-2014-0160)

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory that pertains to ESXi version 5.5 / 5.5 U1. Additional remediation steps may also need to be performed after applying the patch.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0004

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2014/000244.html

http://www.heartbleed.com

http://eprint.iacr.org/2014/140

http://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html#2014-0160

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87676

File Name: vmware_VMSA-2014-0004_remote.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/30/2015

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0160

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi:5.5

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2014

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/25/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0076, CVE-2014-0160

BID: 66363, 66690

CERT: 720951

VMSA: 2014-0004