VMware ESXi Server 5.0/5.1/5.5/6.0 Header crlf injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware ESXi Server 5.0/5.1/5.5/6.0 (Virtualization Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Server with an unknown input leads to a crlf injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-93. The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CRLF injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 before U2 and ESXi 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 08/04/2016 by Vladimir Ivanov, Andrey Evlanin, Mikhail Stepankin, Artem Kondratenko, Arseniy Sharoglazov, Matt Foster, Matthias Deeg, Eva Esteban Molina and Ammarit Thongthua with Positive Technologies as VMSA-2016-0010 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5331 since 06/07/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92870 (VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x < 6.0u2 Unspecified HTTP Header Injection (VMSA-2016-0010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216109 (VMware ESXi 6.0 Patch Release ESXi600-201603102-SG Missing (KB 2142184)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92870). The entries 90565, 90566 and 90568 are pretty similar.

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Class: Crlf injection
CWE: CWE-93 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 92870
Nessus Name: VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x < 6.0u2 Unspecified HTTP Header Injection (VMSA-2016-0010)
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OpenVAS ID: 56577
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2016-0010 (CVE-2016-5331) ESXi: VMware product updates address multiple important security issues
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2016-0010
Researcher: Vladimir Ivanov, Andrey Evlanin, Mikhail Stepankin, Artem Kondratenko, Arseniy Sharoglazov, Matt Foster, Matthias Deeg, Eva Esteban Molina, Ammarit Thongthua
Organization: Positive Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5331 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036543
SecurityFocus: 92324 - VMware vCenter Server and ESXi CVE-2016-5331 HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2016 09:01
Updated: 03/21/2019 09:06
Changes: 08/08/2016 09:01 (72), 03/21/2019 09:06 (14)
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