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VMware ESX Third-Party Libraries and Components Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2010-0006) (remote check)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 89738
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Synopsis
The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch.Description
The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in several third-party components and libraries :- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) that allows a remote attacker to cause a consumption of CPU resources by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them.
(CVE-2009-0798)
- A security bypass vulnerability exists in Samba in the acl_group_override() function when dos filemode is enabled. A remote attacker can exploit this to modify access control lists for files via vectors related to read access to uninitialized memory. (CVE-2009-1888)
- A security bypass vulnerability exists in Samba in the SMB subsystem due to improper handling of errors when resolving pathnames. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to bypass intended sharing restrictions, and read, create, or modify files, in certain circumstances involving user accounts that lack home directories. (CVE-2009-2813)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists in Samba that allows authenticated, remote attackers to cause an infinite loop via an unanticipated oplock break notification reply packet. (CVE-2009-2906)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Samba in mount.cifs due to improper enforcement of permissions. A local attacker can exploit this to read part of the credentials file and obtain the password by specifying the path to the credentials file and using the --verbose or -v option. (CVE-2009-2948)
Solution
Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory that pertains to ESX version 4.0.See Also
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0006
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000123.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 89738
File Name: vmware_VMSA-2010-0006_remote.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: remote
Family: VMware ESX Local Security Checks
Published: 3/8/2016
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esx
Required KB Items: Host/VMware/version, Host/VMware/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0798, CVE-2009-1888, CVE-2009-2813, CVE-2009-2906, CVE-2009-2948