Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-1789 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in VMWare Esx, Esxi and Vcenter

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
vmware
CWE-310
nessus

Summary

The self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 3 and 4.1 before Update 1, VMware ESXi 4.x before 4.1 Update 1, and VMware ESX 4.x before 4.1 Update 1 does not have a digital signature, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof the software distribution via a Trojan horse installer.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Vmware
8

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMisc.
    NASL idVMWARE_VMSA-2011-0008_REMOTE.NASL
    descriptionThe remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A directory traversal vulnerability exists that allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2011-0426) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to insecure storage of SOAP sesion IDs in a log file. A local attacker can exploit this to disclose administrative user IDs. (CVE-2011-1788) - A digital signature verification weakness exists in the self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client Installer package. A remote attacker can exploit this to spoof the software distribution via a Trojan horse installer. (CVE-2011-1789)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89677
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89677
    titleVMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0008) (remote check)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(89677);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2011-0426",
        "CVE-2011-1788",
        "CVE-2011-1789"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        47735,
        47742,
        47744
      );
      script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2011-0008");
    
      script_name(english:"VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2011-0008) (remote check)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the ESX / ESXi version and build number.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
    It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
    
      - A directory traversal vulnerability exists that allows a
        remote attacker to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2011-0426)
    
      - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to
        insecure storage of SOAP sesion IDs in a log file. A
        local attacker can exploit this to disclose
        administrative user IDs. (CVE-2011-1788)
    
      - A digital signature verification weakness exists in the
        self-extracting installer in the vSphere Client
        Installer package. A remote attacker can exploit this to
        spoof the software distribution via a Trojan horse
        installer. (CVE-2011-1789)");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0008");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000137.html");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory that
    pertains to ESX version 4.0 or ESXi version 4.0.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:esx");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:vmware:esxi");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/05/05");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/05/05");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/04");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Misc.");
    
      script_dependencies("vmware_vsphere_detect.nbin");
      script_require_keys("Host/VMware/version", "Host/VMware/release");
      script_require_ports("Host/VMware/vsphere");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    ver = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/VMware/version");
    rel = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/VMware/release");
    port = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/VMware/vsphere");
    esx = '';
    
    if ("ESX" >!< rel)
      audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "VMware ESX/ESXi");
    
    extract = eregmatch(pattern:"^(ESXi?) (\d\.\d).*$", string:ver);
    if (isnull(extract))
      audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "VMware ESX/ESXi");
    else
    {
      esx = extract[1];
      ver = extract[2];
    }
    
    # fixed build numbers are the same for ESX and ESXi
    fixes = make_array(
              "4.0", "360236"
            );
    
    fix = FALSE;
    fix = fixes[ver];
    
    # get the build before checking the fix for the most complete audit trail
    extract = eregmatch(pattern:'^VMware ESXi?.* build-([0-9]+)$', string:rel);
    if (isnull(extract))
      audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_BUILD, "VMware " + esx, ver);
    
    build = int(extract[1]);
    
    # if there is no fix in the array, fix is FALSE
    if (!fix)
      audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "VMware " + esx, ver, build);
    
    if (build < fix)
    {
    
      report = '\n  Version         : ' + esx + " " + ver +
               '\n  Installed build : ' + build +
               '\n  Fixed build     : ' + fix +
               '\n';
    
      security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
      audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "VMware " + esx, ver, build);
    
  • NASL familyVMware ESX Local Security Checks
    NASL idVMWARE_VMSA-2011-0008.NASL
    descriptiona. vCenter Server Directory Traversal vulnerability A directory traversal vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely retrieve files from vCenter Server without authentication. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the attacker will need to have access to the network on which the vCenter Server host resides. In case vCenter Server is installed on Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2, the security vulnerability is not present. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-0426 to this issue. b. vCenter Server SOAP ID disclosure The SOAP session ID can be retrieved by any user that is logged in to vCenter Server. This might allow a local unprivileged user on vCenter Server to elevate his or her privileges. VMware would like to thank Claudio Criscione for reporting this issue to us. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-1788 to this issue. c. vSphere Client Installer package not digitally signed The digitally signed vSphere Client installer is packaged in a self-extracting installer package which is not digitally signed. As a result, when you run the install package file to extract and start installing, the vSphere Client installer may display a Windows warning message stating that the publisher of the install package cannot be verified. The vSphere Client Installer package of the following product versions is now digitally signed : vCenter Server 4.1 Update 1 vCenter Server 4.0 Update 3 ESXi 4.1 Update 1 ESXi 4.0 with patch ESXi400-201103402-SG ESX 4.1 Update 1 ESX 4.0 with patch ESX400-201103401-SG An install or update of the vSphere Client from these releases will not present a security warning from Windows. Note: typically the vSphere Client will request an update if the existing client is pointed at a newer version of vCenter or ESX. VMware Knowledge Base article 1021404 explains how the unsigned install package can be obtained in an alternative, secure way for an environment with VirtualCenter 2.5, ESXi/ESX 3.5 or ESX 3.0.3. VMware would like to thank Claudio Criscione for reporting this issue to us. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-1789 to this issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53840
    published2011-05-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53840
    titleVMSA-2011-0008 : VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Client security vulnerabilities