VMware Workstation 9.x < 9.0.1 VMX Process DoS (VMSA-2014-0001) (Linux)

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(72041);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/09/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-1208");
  script_bugtraq_id(64994);
  script_xref(name:"VMSA", value:"2014-0001");

  script_name(english:"VMware Workstation 9.x < 9.0.1 VMX Process DoS (VMSA-2014-0001) (Linux)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks VMware Workstation version");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host has a virtualization application that is affected by a
denial of service vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The installed version of VMware Workstation 9.x is prior to 9.0.1. It
is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to an
issue with handling invalid ports that could allow a guest user to
crash the VMX process.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to VMware Workstation 9.0.1 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-1208");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/01/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/11/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/01/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vmware:workstation");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"General");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("vmware_workstation_linux_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("Host/VMware Workstation/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/VMware Workstation/Version");
fixed = '9.0.1';

# 9.x < 9.0.1
if (
  ver_compare(ver:version, fix:'9.0.0', strict:FALSE) >= 0 &&
  ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed, strict:FALSE) == -1
)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report +=
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed +
      '\n';
    security_note(port:0, extra:report);
  }
  else security_note(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "VMware Workstation", version);