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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.0187 -- [VMware ESX] ESX 2.5.5 patch 12 updates service console package ed 27 February 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: VMware ESX 2.5.5 before patch 12 Publisher: VMWare Operating System: VMWare ESX Server Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2008-3916 Ref: ESB-2008.0904 ESB-2008.0991 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2009-0003 Synopsis: ESX 2.5.5 patch 12 updates service console package ed Issue date: 2009-01-26 Updated on: 2009-01-26 (initial release of advisory) CVE numbers: CVE-2008-3916 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Summary ESX 2.5.5 patch 12 Build 142708 updates service console package ed 2. Relevant releases VMware ESX 2.5.5 before patch 12 Extended support for ESX 2.5.5 ends on 2010-06-15. Users should plan to upgrade to ESX 3.0.3 and preferably to the newest release available. 3. Problem Description a. Updated ESX patch updates Service Console package ed ed is a line-oriented text editor, used to create, display, and modify text files (both interactively and via shell scripts). A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the way ed, the GNU line editor, processed long file names. An attacker could create a file with a specially-crafted name that could possibly execute an arbitrary code when opened in the ed editor. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-3916 to this issue. The following table lists what action remediates the vulnerability (column 4) if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ============= ======== ======= ================= VirtualCenter any Windows not affected hosted * any any not affected ESXi 3.5 ESXi not affected ESX 3.5 ESX not affected ESX 3.0.3 ESX not affected ESX 3.0.2 ESX not affected ESX 2.5.5 ESX Upgrade Patch 12 * hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion. 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file. ESX 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 12 Build 142709 www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-255-142709-patch.html http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.5-142709-upgrade.tar.gz md5sum: 2a0bd5cc3591b1f6b04616fa2c97f78c 5. References CVE numbers http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3916 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Change log 2009-02-20 VMSA-2009-0003 Initial security advisory after release of patch 12 for ESX 2.5.5 on 2009-02-20. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 at lists.vmware.com * bugtraq at securityfocus.com * full-disclosure at lists.grok.org.uk E-mail: security at vmware.com PGP key at: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055 VMware Security Center 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 2009 VMware Inc. 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