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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2791
VMware product updates address information disclosure vulnerabilities
23 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere Client
vRealize Automation
Publisher: VMWare
Operating System: Virtualisation
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-7460 CVE-2016-7459 CVE-2016-7458
Original Bulletin:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html
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VMSA-2016-0022
VMware product updates address information disclosure vulnerabilities
VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID:
VMSA-2016-0022
Severity:
Important
Synopsis:
VMware product updates address information disclosure vulnerabilities
Issue date:
2016-11-22
Updated on:
2016-11-22 (Initial Advisory)
CVE numbers:
CVE-2016-7458, CVE-2016-7459, CVE-2016-7460
1. Summary
VMware vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and vRealize Automation updates
address information disclosure vulnerabilities.
2. Relevant Products
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere Client
vRealize Automation
3. Problem Description
a. vSphere Client XML External Entity vulnerability
The vSphere Client contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. This
issue can lead to information disclosure if a vSphere Client user is tricked
into connecting to a malicious instance of vCenter Server or ESXi.
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
VMware would like to thank Vladimir Ivanov, Andrey Evlanin, Mikhail Stepankin,
Artem Kondratenko, Arseniy Sharoglazov of Positive Technologies for reporting
this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the identifier CVE-2016-7458 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 Product Version Running on Severity Replace with/ Apply Patch * Mitigation/ Workaround
vSphere Client 6.0 Windows Important 6.0 U2a None
vSphere Client 5.5 Windows Important 5.5 U3e None
* In order to remediate the vulnerability, the vSphere Client will need to be
uninstalled and re-installed. A fixed version of the vSphere Client can be
obtained from:
vCenter Server 6.0 U2a
vCenter Server 5.5 U3e
VMware Knowledge Base article 2089791
The build numbers of the fixed client versions may be found in VMware Knowledge
Base article 2089791.
b. vCenter Server XML External Entity vulnerability
vCenter Server contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Log
Browser, the Distributed Switch setup, and the Content Library. A specially
crafted XML request issued to the server by an authorized user may lead to
unintended information disclosure.
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
VMware would like to thank Vladimir Ivanov, Andrey Evlanin, Mikhail Stepankin,
Artem Kondratenko, Arseniy Sharoglazov of Positive Technologies, and Lukasz
Plonka for independently for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the identifier CVE-2016-7459 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 Product Version Running on Severity Replace with/ Apply Patch Mitigation/ Workaround
vCenter Server 6.5 Any N/A Not affected N/A
vCenter Server 6.0 Any Important 6.0 U2a None
vCenter Server 5.5 Any Important 5.5 U3e None
c. vCenter Server and vRealize Automation XML External Entity vulnerability
vCenter Server and vRealize Automation contain an XML External Entity (XXE)
vulnerability in the Single Sign-On functionality. A specially crafted XML
request issued to the server may lead to a Denial of Service or to unintended
information disclosure.
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
VMware would like to thank Vladimir Ivanov, Andrey Evlanin, Mikhail Stepankin,
Artem Kondratenko, Arseniy Sharoglazov of Positive Technologies for reporting
this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the identifier CVE-2016-7460 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 Product Version Running on Severity Replace with/ Apply Patch Mitigation/ Workaround
vCenter Server 6.5 Any N/A Not affected N/A
vCenter Server 6.0 Any Important 6.0 U2a None
vCenter Server 5.5 Any Important 5.5 U3e None
vRealize Automation 7.x VA N/A Not affected N/A
vRealize Automation 6.x VA Important 6.2.5 None
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify
the checksum of your downloaded file.
vCenter Server
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/download-vsphere
vRealize Automation
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_management/vmware_vrealize_automation/6_2
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7458
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7459
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7460
VMware Knowledge Base article 2089791
6. Change log
2016-11-22 VMSA-2016-0022
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of vSphere 6.0 U2a on
2016-11-22.
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@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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