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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.3075
VMware ESXi updates address a cross-site
22 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VMware ESXi
Publisher: VMware
Operating System: Virtualisation
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-7463
Original Bulletin:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0023.html
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Advisory ID: VMSA-2016-0023
Severity: Important
Synopsis: VMware ESXi updates address a cross-site
scripting issue
Issue date: 2016-12-20
Updated on: 2016-12-20 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2016-7463
1. Summary
VMware ESXi updates address a cross-site scripting issue.
2. Relevant Releases
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
3. Problem Description
a. Host Client stored cross-site scripting issue
The ESXi Host Client contains a vulnerability that may allow for
stored cross-site scripting (XSS). The issue can be introduced by
an attacker that has permission to manage virtual machines through
ESXi Host Client or by tricking the vSphere administrator to import
a specially crafted VM. The issue may be triggered on the system
from where ESXi Host Client is used to manage the specially crafted
VM.
VMware advises not to import VMs from untrusted sources.
VMware would like to thank Caleb Watt (@calebwatt15) for reporting
this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2016-7463 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 Severity Apply Patch* Workaround
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ESXi 6.5 ESXi N/A not affected N/A
ESXi 6.0 ESXi Important ESXi600-201611102-SG None
ESXi 5.5 ESXi Important ESXi550-201612102-SG None
*The fling version which resolves this issue is 1.13.0.
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and
version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
ESXi 6.0
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Downloads:
https://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2145815
ESXi 5.5
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Downloads:
https://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2148194
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7463
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6. Change log
2016-12-20 VMSA-2016-0023
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware
ESXi 5.5 patches on 2016-12-20.
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7. Contact
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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
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