4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
20.8%
The version of VMware Tools installed on the remote Windows host is 10.x prior to 10.3.0. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(111220);
script_version("1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/07/01");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-6969");
script_bugtraq_id(104737);
script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2018-0017");
script_name(english:"VMware Tools 10.x < 10.3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0017)");
script_summary(english:"Checks the VMware Tools version.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A virtualization tool suite is installed on the remote Windows host is
affected by multiple vulnerabilities");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VMware Tools installed on the remote Windows host
is 10.x prior to 10.3.0. It is, therefore, affected by
an information disclosure vulnerability.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html");
# https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VMTOOLS1030&productId=491
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5fbb6d9b");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VMware Tools version 10.3.0 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-6969");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/07/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/07/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/07/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:tools");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("vmware_tools_installed.nbin", "vmware_vsphere_detect.nbin", "vmware_esxi_detection.nbin");
script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "installed_sw/VMware Tools", "Host/ESXi/checked");
exit(0);
}
include("vcf.inc");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
esx = get_kb_item("Host/ESXi");
if (esx)
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"VMware Tools", win_local:TRUE);
constraints = [{ "min_version" : "0", "fixed_version" : "10.3.0" }];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
20.8%