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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0623 -- [VMware ESX] Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VMware ESX 3.5 1 September 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Tomcat Java JRE Operating System: VMWare ESX Server Impact: Access Confidential Data Modify Arbitrary Files Read-only Data Access Inappropriate Access Increased Privileges Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Create Arbitrary Files Denial of Service Modify Arbitrary Files Provide Misleading Information Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2008-1196 CVE-2008-1195 CVE-2008-1194 CVE-2008-1193 CVE-2008-1192 CVE-2008-1191 CVE-2008-1190 CVE-2008-1189 CVE-2008-1188 CVE-2008-1187 CVE-2008-1186 CVE-2008-1185 CVE-2008-0657 CVE-2007-6286 CVE-2007-5689 CVE-2007-5461 CVE-2007-5342 CVE-2007-5333 CVE-2007-5274 CVE-2007-5240 CVE-2007-5239 CVE-2007-5238 CVE-2007-5237 CVE-2007-5236 CVE-2007-5232 Ref: ESB-2008.0344 ESB-2008.0145 AA-2008.0062 ESB-2007.0789 ESB-2007.0754 Revision History: September 1 2008: Added ESX 303,302,301 fixes August 15 2008: Added fix for VirtualCenter June 17 2008: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2008-0010.3 Synopsis: Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VMware ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter Issue date: 2008-06-16 Updated on: 2008-08-29 CVE numbers: CVE-2007-5333 CVE-2007-5342 CVE-2007-5461 CVE-2007-6286 CVE-2008-1185 CVE-2008-1186 CVE-2008-1187 CVE-2008-1188 CVE-2008-1189 CVE-2008-1190 CVE-2008-1191 CVE-2008-1192 CVE-2008-1193 CVE-2008-1194 CVE-2008-1195 CVE-2008-1196 CVE-2008-0657 CVE-2007-5689 CVE-2007-5232 CVE-2007-5236 CVE-2007-5237 CVE-2007-5238 CVE-2007-5239 CVE-2007-5240 CVE-2007-5274 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VMware ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter. 2. Relevant releases: ESX 3.5 without patch ESX350-200806404-SG ESX 3.0.3 without patch ESX303-200808407-SG ESX 3.0.2 without patch ESX-1006360 ESX 3.0.1 without patch ESX-1004823 VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 build 104263 VirtualCenter 2.0.2 before Update 5 build 104182 NOTE: Extended support (Security and Bug fixes) for ESX 3.0.2 ends on 10/29/2008 and Extended support for ESX 3.0.2 Update 1 ends on 8/8/2009. Users should plan to upgrade to ESX 3.0.3 and preferably to the newest release available. Extended Support (Security and Bug fixes) for ESX 3.0.1 has ended on 2008-07-31. The 3.0.1 patches are released in August because there was no patch release in July. 3. Problem description: ESX patches and updates for VirtualCenter fix the following application vulnerabilities. a. Tomcat Server Security Update The ESX patches and the updates for VirtualCenter update the Tomcat Server package to version 5.5.26, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of Tomcat Server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-5333, CVE-2007-5342, CVE-2007-5461, CVE-2007-6286 to the security issues fixed in Tomcat 5.5.26. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ======== ======== ======= ======================= Virtual- 2.5 Windows Update 2 build 104263 Center Virtual- 2.0.2 Windows Update 5 build 104182 Center hosted any any not affected ESXi 3.5 ESXi not affected ESX 3.5 ESX ESX350-200806404-SG ESX 3.0.3 ESX ESX303-200808407-SG ESX 3.0.2 ESX ESX-1006360 ESX 3.0.1 ESX ESX-1004823 ESX 2.5.5 ESX not affected ESX 2.5.4 ESX not affected b. JRE Security Update The ESX patches and the updates for VirtualCenter update the JRE package to version 1.5.0_15, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of JRE. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2008-1185, CVE-2008-1186, CVE-2008-1187, CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1192, CVE-2008-1193, CVE-2008-1194, CVE-2008-1195, CVE-2008-1196, CVE-2008-0657, CVE-2007-5689, CVE-2007-5232, CVE-2007-5236, CVE-2007-5237, CVE-2007-5238, CVE-2007-5239, CVE-2007-5240, CVE-2007-5274 to the security issues fixed in JRE 1.5.0_12, JRE 1.5.0_13, JRE 1.5.0_14, JRE 1.5.0_15. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ======== ======== ======= ======================= Virtual- 2.5 Windows Update 2 build 104263 Center Virtual- 2.0.2 Windows Update 5 build 104182 Center hosted any any not affected ESXi 3.5 ESXi not affected ESX 3.5 ESX ESX350-200806404-SG ESX 3.0.3 ESX ESX303-200808407-SG ESX 3.0.2 ESX ESX-1006360 ESX 3.0.1 ESX ESX-1004823 ESX 2.5.5 ESX not affected ESX 2.5.4 ESX not affected Notes: 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. The currently installed versions of Tomcat and JRE depend on your patch deployment history. 4. Solution: Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file. ESX --- VMware ESX 3.5 patch ESX350-200806404-SG http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/ESX350-200806404-SG.zip md5sum: 669e97880a21cce13eb7e9051f403162 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005219 ESX 3.0.3 patch ESX303-200808407-SG http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX303-200808407-SG.zip md5sum: 083cee0475a8f73e511199800e8c3af4 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006358 ESX 3.0.2 patch ESX-1006360 http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1006360.tgz md5sum: 5d2d629b6c4b1894571742569ae2e2da http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006360 ESX 3.0.1 patch ESX-1006359 http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1006359.tgz md5sum: 2224d6e27b86f3155ce9d5895f1f191a http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006359 VirtualCenter ------------- VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 build 104263 http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do?downloadGroup=VC250U2 DVD iso image md5sum: 83de404fa073bc1fde9acd080f21e688 Zip file md5sum: 3297f1e47c6b018ac8190f11bd022d5b Release Notes http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 build 104182 http://www.vmware.com/downloads/download.do?downloadGroup=VC202U5 DVD iso image md5sum: 5fee5d2d97b482e0d0cb47da7d8e7c34 Zip file md5sum: cd468aab309745c12ee5516652aafbcb Release Notes http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html 5. References: Tomcat release notes http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Sun release notes for j2se 1.5.0_x http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html CVE numbers http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5333 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5342 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5461 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6286 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1185 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1186 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1187 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1188 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1189 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1190 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1191 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1192 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1193 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1194 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1195 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1196 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0657 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5689 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5232 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5236 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5237 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5238 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5239 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5240 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5274 6. Change log: 2008-06-16 VMSA-2008-0010 Initial release 2008-07-28 VMSA-2008-0010.1 Added VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 released on 2008-07-25 2008-08-12 VMSA-2008-0010.2 Added VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 released on 2008-08-08 2008-08-29 VMSA-2008-0010.3 Added ESX 303,302,301 released on 2008-08-28 - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. 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