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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2790
VMware product updates address partial information disclosure vulnerability
23 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VMware Identity Manager
vRealize Automation
Publisher: VMWare
Operating System: Virtualisation
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-5334
Original Bulletin:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0021.html
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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2016-0021
Severity: Moderate
Synopsis: VMware product updates address partial information disclosure
vulnerability
Issue date: 2016-11-22
Updated on: 2016-11-22 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2016-5334
1. Summary
VMware product updates address partial information disclosure
vulnerability
2. Relevant Products
VMware Identity Manager
vRealize Automation
3. Problem Description
Partial information disclosure vulnerability in VMware Identity Manager
VMware Identity Manager contains a vulnerability that may allow for a
partial information disclosure. Successful exploitation of the
vulnerability may allow read access to files contained in the
/SAAS/WEB-INF and /SAAS/META-INF directories remotely.
VMware would like to thank Max Chang of Trend Micro for reporting this
issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2016-5334 to this issue.
Column 5 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/ Mitigations/
Product Version on Severity Apply patch Workarounds
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VMware Identity 2.x VA Moderate 2.7.1 None
Manager
vRealize 7.x VA Moderate 7.2.0* None
Automation
vRealize 6.x VA N/A not affected N/A
Automation
*vRealize Automation 7.x ships with an RPM-based version of VMware
Identity Manager
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and
verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware Identity Manager
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmwar
e_identity_manager/2_7
vRealize Automation
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_man
agement/vmware_vrealize_automation/7_2
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5334
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6. Change log
2016-11-22 VMSA-2016-0021 Initial security advisory in conjunction with
the release of vRealize Automation 7.2.0 on 2016-11-22.
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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@lists.vmware.com
bugtraq@securityfocus.com
fulldisclosure@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
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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