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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0964
VMware Security Advisory
15 April 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: vCenter Server
vCloud Director
vRealize Automation Identity Appliance
Publisher: VMWare
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-2076
Original Bulletin:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0004.html
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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2016-0004
Synopsis: VMware product updates address a critical security issue in
the VMware Client Integration Plugin
Issue date: 2016-04-14
Updated on: 2016-04-14 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2016-2076
1. Summary
VMware vCenter Server, vCloud Director (vCD), vRealize Automation
(vRA) Identity Appliance, and the Client Integration Plugin (CIP)
updates address a critical security issue.
2. Relevant Releases
vCenter Server 6.0
vCenter Server 5.5 U3a, U3b, U3c
vCloud Director 5.5.5
vRealize Automation Identity Appliance 6.2.4
3. Problem Description
a. Critical VMware Client Integration Plugin incorrect session
handling
The VMware Client Integration Plugin does not handle session content
in a safe way. This may allow for a Man in the Middle attack or Web
session hijacking in case the user of the vSphere Web Client visits
a malicious Web site.
The vulnerability is present in versions of CIP that shipped with:
- vCenter Server 6.0 (any 6.0 version up to 6.0 U2)
- vCenter Server 5.5 U3a, U3b, U3c
- vCloud Director 5.5.5
- vRealize Automation Identity Appliance 6.2.4
In order to remediate the issue, both the server side (i.e. vCenter
Server, vCloud Director, and vRealize Automation Identity Appliance)
and the client side (i.e. CIP of the vSphere Web Client) will need
to be updated.
The steps to remediate the issue are as follows:
A) Install an updated version of:
- vCenter Server,
- vCloud Director,
- vRealize Automation Identity Appliance,
B) Subsequently update the Client Integration Plugin on the system
from which the vSphere Web Client is used.
Updating the plugin on vSphere and vRA Identity Appliance is
explained in VMware Knowledge Base article 2145066.
Updating the plugin on vCloud Director is initiated by a prompt
when connecting the vSphere Web Client to the updated version of
vCloud Director.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2016-2076 to this issue.
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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vCenter Server 6.0 any 6.0 U2 *
vCenter Server 5.5 U3a - U3c any 5.5 U3d *
vCenter Server 5.1 any not affected
vCenter Server 5.0 any not affected
vCloud Director 8.0.x Windows not affected **
vCloud Director 5.6.x Windows not affected
vCloud Director 5.5.5 Windows 5.5.6 *
vRA Identity Appliance 7.x Linux not affected
vRA Identity Appliance 6.2.4 Linux 6.2.4.1 *
Client Integration see text Windows, see item B above
Plugin above Mac OS
* After installing the updated version, the Client Integration Plugin
will need to be updated on all systems from which the vSphere Web
Client is used to connect to vCenter Server, vCloud Director and
vRealize Automation Identity Manager.
** vCloud Director 8.0.0 did not ship with a vulnerable CIP version,
and vCloud Director 8.0.1 shipped with the updated version of the
CIP.
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and
version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
vCenter Server
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Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/download-vsphere
http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-vcenter-server-5
5u3d-release-notes.html
vCloud Director
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Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/download/vcloud-director
http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vcd/556/rel_notes_vcloud_director_5
56.html
VMware vRealize Automation 6.2.4.1
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Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_manage
ment/vmware_vrealize_automation/6_2
(select "Go to Downloads" and scroll down to "Security Update")
http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vra/vrealize-automation-624-release
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5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2076
VMware Knowledge Base article 2145066
kb.vmware.com/kb/2145066
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6. Change log
2016-04-14 VMSA-2016-0004
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware
vSphere 5.5 U3d and vCloud Director 5.5.6 on 2016-04-14.
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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
fulldisclosure at seclists.org
E-mail: security at vmware.com
PGP key at: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
VMware Security Advisories
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories
Consolidated list of VMware Security Advisories
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2078735
VMware Security Response Policy
https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html
VMware Lifecycle Support Phases
https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle.html
Twitter
https://twitter.com/VMwareSRC
Copyright 2016 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
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