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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0761.2
VMware ESX third party update for Service Console package sudo
9 December 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VMware ESX
Publisher: VMware
Operating System: VMware ESX Server
Impact/Access: Overwrite Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Unauthorised Access -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-3440 CVE-2012-2337
Reference: ASB-2012.0074.2
ESB-2012.0744
Revision History: December 9 2013: Security advisory update in conjunction
with the release of ESX 4.1 patches on
2013-12-05
May 31 2013: Initial Release
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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2013-0007.1
Synopsis: VMware ESX third party update for Service Console package sudo
Issue date: 2013-05-30
Updated on: 2013-12-05
CVE number: CVE-2012-2337, CVE-2012-3440
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1. Summary
VMware ESX third party update for Service Console package sudo
2. Relevant releases
VMware ESX 4.1 without patch ESX410-201312001
VMware ESX 4.0 without patch ESX400-201305001
3. Problem Description
a. Service Console update for sudo
The service console package sudo is updated to version
1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.3
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CVE-2012-2337 and CVE-2012-3440 to the issues
addressed in this update.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/
Product Version on Apply Patch
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ESXi any ESXi not affected
ESX 4.1 ESX ESX410-201312401-SG
ESX 4.0 ESX ESX400-201305402-SG
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version
and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
ESXi and ESX
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http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/download.portal
ESX 4.1
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File: ESX410-201312001.zip
Build: 1368001
md5sum: c35763a84db169dd0285442d4129cc18
sha1sum: ee8e1b8d2d383422ff0dde04749c5d89e77d8e40
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2061209
ESX410-201312001 contains ESX410-201312401-SG
ESX 4.0
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File: ESX400-201305001.zip
Build: 1070634
md5sum: c9ac91d3d803c7b7cb9df401c20b91c0
sha1sum: 7f5cef274c709248daa56d8c0e6fcc1ba86ae411
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2044240
ESX400-201305001 contains ESX400-201305402-SG
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2337
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3440
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6. Change log
2013-05-30 VMSA-2013-0007
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of ESX 4.0
patches on 2013-05-30.
2013-12-05 VMSA-2013-0007.1
Security advisory update in conjunction with the release of ESX 4.1
patches on 2013-12-05.
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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 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 Advisories
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories
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 2013 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
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