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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0024 -- [VMware ESX]
Low severity security update for VirtualCenter and ESX
Server 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1
16 April 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VirtualCenter Management Server 2
ESX Server 3.0.2 without patch ESX-1002434
ESX Server 3.0.1 without patch ESX-1003176
Publisher: VMWare
Operating System: VMWare ESX Server
Impact: Cross-site Scripting
Inappropriate Access
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2007-3004 CVE-2007-0450 CVE-2006-7195
CVE-2005-2090
Revision History: April 16 2008: Added patch information for ESX 3.5
patch release on 2008-03-10 and for
VirtualCenter 2.5 update 1
January 8 2008: Initial Release
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~ VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2008-0002.1
Synopsis: Low severity security update for VirtualCenter
~ and ESX
Issue date: 2008-01-07
Updated on: 2008-04-15
CVE numbers: CVE-2005-2090 CVE-2006-7195
~ CVE-2007-0450 CVE-2007-3004
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1. Summary:
~ Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VirtualCenter 2.0,
~ VirtualCenter 2.5, ESX 3.5, ESX 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1.
2. Relevant releases:
~ VirtualCenter Management Server 2.0
~ VirtualCenter Management Server 2.5 update 1
~ ESX 3.5 without patch ESX350-200803215-UG
~ ESX 3.0.2 without patch ESX-1002434
~ ESX 3.0.1 without patch ESX-1003176
3. Problem description:
~ Updated VirtualCenter fixes the following application vulnerabilities
~ a. Tomcat Server Security Update
~ This release of VirtualCenter Server updates the Tomcat Server
~ package from 5.5.17 to 5.5.25, which addresses multiple security
~ issues that existed in the earlier releases of Tomcat Server.
~ The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
~ assigned the names CVE-2005-2090, CVE-2006-7195, and CVE-2007-0450 to
~ these issues.
~ b. JRE Security Update
~ This release of VirtualCenter Server updates the JRE package from
~ 1.5.0_7 to 1.5.0_12, which addresses a security issue that existed in
~ the earlier release of JRE.
~ The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
~ assigned the name CVE-2007-3004 to this issue.
~ NOTE: These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely only if the
~ attacker has access to the service console network.
~ Security best practices provided by VMware recommend that the
~ service console be isolated from the VM network. Please see
~ http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/726 for more
~ information on VMware security best practices.
4. Solution:
Please review the Patch notes for your product and version and verify
the md5sum of your downloaded file.
~ VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1 Release Notes
~ http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u1_vc25u1_rel_notes.html
~ VirtualCenter CD image
~ md5sum: 0b5da72003e5627ae12669c2d43821e5
~ VirtualCenter as Zip
~ md5sum: 9146aa4743c0a56e37921f62fb898a64
~ VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 2 Release Notes
~ http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u2.html
~ VirtualCenter CD image
~ md5sum d7d98a5d7f8afff32cee848f860d3ba7
~ VirtualCenter as Zip
~ md5sum 3b42ec350121659e10352ca2d76e212b
~ ESX 3.5
~ http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/ESX350-200803215-UG.zip
~ md5sum: 225f16bbcf74f4312f0038d1dd018b27
~ http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003723
~ ESX 3.0.2 ESX-1002434
~ http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1002434.tgz
~ md5sum: 2f52251f6ace3d50934344ef313539d5
~ http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002434
~ ESX 3.0.1 ESX-1003176
~ http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1003176.tgz
~ md5sum: 5674ca0dcfac90726014cc316444996e
~ http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003176
5. References:
~ CVE numbers
~ http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2090
~ http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-7195
~ http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0450
~ http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3004
6. Change log:
2008-01-07 VMSA-2008-0002 Initial release
2008-04-15 VMSA-2008-0002.1 Added patch information for
~ ESX 3.5 patch release on 2008-03-10
~ and for VirtualCenter 2.5 update 1
~ release on 2008-04-10
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7. Contact:
E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements:
http://lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce
This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:
~ * security-announce@lists.vmware.com
~ * bugtraq@securityfocus.com
~ * full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
E-mail: security@vmware.com
PGP key at: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
Security web site
http://www.vmware.com/security
VMware security response policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html
General support life cycle policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos.html
VMware Infrastructure support life cycle policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos_vi.html
Copyright 2008 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
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