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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VMware ESX Server 4.x (Virtualization Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Service Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The Network Security Services (NSS) library before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox; GnuTLS before 2.6.4 and 2.7.4; OpenSSL 0.9.8 through 0.9.8k; and other products support MD2 with X.509 certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof certificates by using MD2 design flaws to generate a hash collision in less than brute-force time. NOTE: the scope of this issue is currently limited because the amount of computation required is still large.
The weakness was released 09/30/2010 by Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht) with VMware (Website). The advisory is available at lists.vmware.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2409. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
A public exploit has been developed in Java. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67960 (Oracle Linux 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ELSA-2009-1584)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216028 (VMware ESX 4.x Third Party Updates for Service Console (VMSA-2010-0019)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lists.vmware.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52523) and Tenable (67960). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4178, 47373, 50752 and 50750.
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Class: Cryptographic issuesCWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 67960
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ELSA-2009-1584)
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OpenVAS ID: 64758
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1874-1 (nss)
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Patch: lists.vmware.com
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Sources
Vendor: vmware.comAdvisory: lists.vmware.com
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht)
Organization: VMware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2409 (🔍)
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X-Force: 52523
Vulnerability Center: 23244 - Network Security Services (NSS) Library before 3.12.3 Allows Remote Spoofing of Certificates, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36881 - Sun Java SE November 2009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41618 - VMware ESX Server Service Console Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entry
Created: 10/19/2010 02:00Updated: 03/18/2021 13:19
Changes: 10/19/2010 02:00 (78), 02/13/2017 10:16 (13), 03/18/2021 13:16 (4), 03/18/2021 13:19 (1)
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