Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-1789 (CCN-67306)

Assigned:2011-05-05
Published:2011-05-05
Updated:2011-05-26
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/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): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-310
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-1789

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[security-announce] 20110505 VMSA-2011-0008 VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Client security vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA44454
VMware vCenter Server / VirtualCenter Information Disclosure and Directory Traversal

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1025502

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 73866
VMware Multiple Products vSphere Client Installer Digital Signature Verification Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: BID-47735
VMware vCenter Server Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-47744
VMware vSphere Client Installer Package Digital Signature Security Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: VMSA-2011-0008
VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0008.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vcenter-vsphereclient-priv-escalation(67306)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware esx 4.0
    vmware esx 4.1
    vmware esxi 4.0
    vmware esxi 4.1
    vmware vcenter 4.0
    vmware vcenter 4.0 update_1
    vmware vcenter 4.0 update_2
    vmware vcenter 4.1
    vmware vcenter server 4.1