VMware ESX/ESXi up to 5.0 CIM Broker memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in VMware ESX and ESXi up to 5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CIM Broker. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3657. There is not any exploit available. This vulnerability has historical importance owing to its background and reception. It is suggested to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware ESX and ESXi up to 5.0 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component CIM Broker. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in VMware ESXi 4.0 through 5.0, and ESX 4.0 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 08/24/2013 by Shanon Olsson as not defined blog post (Blog). The advisory is available at blog.shanonolsson.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-3657 since 05/22/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70448 (VMware ESX/ESXi CIM Services Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family VMware ESX Local Security Checks.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Disable CIM Services. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The blog post contains the following remark:

CIM services may be disabled if not being used. Note: The hardware health functionality in vCenter Server Webservices uses ESXi host CIM services.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70448), SecurityFocus (BID 62316†), OSVDB (97087†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41491†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-10187. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 70448
Nessus Name: VMware ESX/ESXi CIM Services Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Disable
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Config: Disable CIM Services

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04/01/2012 🔍
05/22/2013 +416 days 🔍
08/24/2013 +94 days 🔍
09/06/2013 +13 days 🔍
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10/15/2013 +33 days 🔍
05/24/2021 +2778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: blog.shanonolsson.com
Researcher: Shanon Olsson
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-3657 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10186
SecurityFocus: 62316 - VMware ESX and ESXi CVE-2013-3657 Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 97087
Vulnerability Center: 41491 - VMware ESX and ESXi Remote Arbitrary Code Execution and Denial of Service (CVE-2013-3657), High

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

Created: 09/11/2013 10:17
Updated: 05/24/2021 09:11
Changes: 09/11/2013 10:17 (73), 05/11/2017 08:44 (2), 05/24/2021 09:11 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:8B4:103

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