Secunia Security Advisory - VMware has issued updates for VMware ESX Server. These fix some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
VMware ESX Server Multiple Updates
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29032
VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/29032/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information, DoS, System
access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
VMware ESX Server 2.x
https://secunia.com/product/2125/
VMware ESX Server 3.x
https://secunia.com/product/10757/
DESCRIPTION:
VMware has issued updates for VMware ESX Server. These fix some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious people to
disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of
Service), or compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA25190
SA26322
SA26837
SA27582
SA27760
SOLUTION:
Apply patches.
ESX Server 3.x Patches:
https://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html
ESX Server 2.x Patches:
https://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx2_patches.html
ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 4
https://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.5-69113-upgrade.tar.gz
md5sum: 354fce25ac29411cf5aafecf17f9d446
https://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-255-200801-patch.html
ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 15
https://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.4-69112-upgrade.tar.gz
md5sum: a31065571a2da5bb5e69a5ccab6aa467
https://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200801-patch.html
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25190:
https://secunia.com/advisories/25190/
SA26322:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26322/
SA26837:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26837/
SA27582:
https://secunia.com/advisories/27582/
SA27760:
https://secunia.com/advisories/27760/
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