VMware ESX/ESXi up to 4.1 Management Authentication Protocol improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in VMware ESX and ESXi up to 4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Management Authentication Protocol Handler. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-1405. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VMware ESX and ESXi up to 4.1 (Virtualization Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Management Authentication Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, VMware vSphere Client 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VI-Client 2.5, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 4.1, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 do not properly implement the management authentication protocol, which allow remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/31/2013 as VMSA-2013-0001 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vmware.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1405 since 01/19/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64559 (VMware vSphere Client Memory Corruption (VMSA-2013-0001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216043 (VMWare ESXi 4.0.0 Patch Release ESXi400-201302001 Missing (KB2041344)).

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 databases at Tenable (64559), SecurityFocus (BID 57666†), OSVDB (89755†), Secunia (SA52047†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028066†). The entries VDB-4619, VDB-7573, VDB-7575 and VDB-7574 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 64559
Nessus Name: VMware vSphere Client Memory Corruption (VMSA-2013-0001)
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OpenVAS ID: 103655
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2013-0001 VMware vSphere security updates for the authentication service and third party libraries
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2013-0001
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7572

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SecurityFocus: 57666 - Multiple VMware Products Client-Side Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 52047 - VMware vSphere Products Client-Side Authentication Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 89755
SecurityTracker: 1028066

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

Created: 02/07/2013 11:07
Updated: 04/28/2019 10:06
Changes: 02/07/2013 11:07 (83), 04/28/2019 10:06 (1)
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Committer: olku
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