Vulnerability CVE-2009-0518 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-0518 (CCN-49706)

Assigned:

2009-04-03

Published:

2009-04-03

Updated:

2017-09-29

Summary:

VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-0518

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] 20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20090403 VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: CCN
Type: SA34585
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client Password Disclosure Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
34585

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021978
VMware VirtualCenter VI Client May Let Certain Local Users Obtain Passwords

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 53409
VMware Multiple Products Virtual Infrastructure (VI) Client VirtualCenter Local Password Disclosure

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
34373

Source: CCN
Type: BID-34373
VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2009-0005
VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-0944

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-viclient-information-disclosure(49706)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6376

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:vmware_virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6376	V	VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client Password Disclosure Weakness	2009-11-09