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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0843
Vulnerability in Citrix VDI-In-A-Box could result in authentication bypass
29 May 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Citrix VDI-In-A-Box
Publisher: Citrix
Operating System: VMware ESX Server
Citrix XenServer
Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3780
Original Bulletin:
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140779
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Vulnerability in Citrix VDI-In-A-Box could result in authentication bypass
CTX140779
Created On May 27, 2014
Updated On May 27, 2014
Security Bulletin
Severity: High
Description of Problem
A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix VDI-in-a-Box that could allow
unauthenticated access to VDI instances.
This vulnerability is present in all versions of Citrix VDI-in-a-Box version
5.3.x up to and including 5.3.7 and 5.4.x up to and including version 5.4.3.
Older versions may also be affected by this vulnerability.
This vulnerability has been assigned the following CVE number:
* CVE-2014-3780: Authentication bypass vulnerability in Citrix VDI-in-a-Box
Java servlet
What Customers Should Do
This vulnerability has been addressed in Citrix VDI-in-a-Box versions 5.3.8
and later and version 5.4.4 and later. Citrix recommends that customers
upgrade their VDI-in-a-Box deployments to these versions. These upgrades can
be obtained from the following location:
Citrix VDI in a Box:
Version 5.4.4:
https://www.citrix.com/downloads/vdi-in-a-box/product-software/vdi-in-a-box-54
Version 5.3.8:
https://www.citrix.com/downloads/vdi-in-a-box/product-software/vdi-in-a-box-53
A MyCitrix login is required to access these files.
Further information on how to apply the upgrades can be found in the following
document:
CTX140490 VDI-in-a-Box Hotfix Upgrades
What Citrix Is Doing
Citrix is notifying customers and channel partners about this potential
security issue. This article is also available from the Citrix Knowledge
Center at http://support.citrix.com/.
Obtaining Support on This Issue
If you require technical assistance with this issue, please contact Citrix
Technical Support. Contact details for Citrix Technical Support are available
at http://www.citrix.com/site/ss/supportContacts.asp.
Reporting Security Vulnerabilities to Citrix
Citrix welcomes input regarding the security of its products and considers any
and all potential vulnerabilities seriously. For guidance on how to report
security-related issues to Citrix, please see the following document:
CTX081743 Reporting Security Issues to Citrix
Applicable Products
VDI-in-a-Box 5.3
VDI-in-a-Box 5.4
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