Protect yourself against future threats.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.1245 VMware Horizon DaaS broken authentication issue 23 April 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: VMware Horizon DaaS Publisher: VMWare Operating System: Windows UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-6960 Original Bulletin: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0010.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0010 Severity: Moderate Synopsis: Horizon DaaS update addresses a broken authentication issue Issue date: 2018-04-19 Updated on: 2018-04-19 (Initial Advisory) CVE number: CVE-2018-6960 1. Summary Horizon DaaS update addresses a broken authentication issue 2. Relevant Products VMware Horizon DaaS 3. Problem Description Broken authentication issue in Horizon DaaS Horizon DaaS contains a broken authentication vulnerability that may allow an attacker to bypass two-factor authentication. Note: In order to exploit this issue, an attacker must have a legitimate account on Horizon DaaS. VMware would like to thank Peter Ivezaj, President - Digital Upkeep for reporting this issue to us. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6960 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 ============ ======= ==== ======== ============== ========== Horizon DaaS 7.x All Moderate 8.0.0 None 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file. VMware Horizon DaaS Downloads: https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/info?slug=3Ddesktop_end_user_ computing/vmware_horizon_daas/8_0 Documentation: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon-DaaS/index.html 5. References https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2018-6960 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Change log 2018-04-19 VMSA-2018-0010 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware Horizon DaaS 8.0.0 on 2018-04-19. - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 VMware Security & Compliance Blog https://blogs.vmware.com/security Twitter https://twitter.com/VMwareSRC Copyright 2018 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: Encryption Desktop 10.4.1 (Build 490) Charset: utf-8 wj8DBQFa2XFQDEcm8Vbi9kMRAjldAJ9r1m4cV09HeeGbSq8JVAHFT4MGMwCg4OTh DmBnPnDqrpbhXVwQgjeSKb4=3D =3Dgam/ - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ =========================================================================== Australian Computer Emergency Response Team The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for member emergencies only. =========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967 iQIVAwUBWt1njox+lLeg9Ub1AQjvaw/8CrjtNnnWiZ96z0+6o6zQpgr0yoFideQq nD+C3MPNAUwd8flVW2y1eW6UYbzkPxb0aGVIZwLSXWLWvGCluX4Mmd5pyiq9qh7H qH14/PnZxq9zHkWLB8+Y4CpLAjcIxYaxtOn2DZZdNdvmldETo67eILojREqv09KQ qgjcVb0mJVM6DaHX/fFzAmwKTyeKTZbXcQKMiLRPC42k6fPWV0FZQh/mYbHqTdsh 6fFYpa/7ExQUBBbtQLiohLLwPgKv4p0XIbuYKFXFRiRkvsrAnR/Ot+F6f5S6aVYL ef10XJ4nbC/xFXLj4oWBtKf3wjkJN/3EwTG8Ho18btaMuaezEDQV28dTrc5Oq1fM Aoqq4jZp0LH1fSlMPbp9zAfTbTEmefewyrHJ2760JFEUQMOwEJhbOADb2G9ZyLnr h/mjSN84JULbnoi73fkXMmqeik2H8JE2XtMOgfCgImeSCpQPaKo3Z1ENAUbBkChO PVu7eJtP7PhDm1nMSg4Zv43ePLcjTB+8pSlrIcb5EopVH3HmuQrgAOkmZzYLTqL1 NMQ93YMJQLmFeK3aoxwEimlufYXG6eJH3BrJOeyWKAF+klEbBAHZzKtOQgFSg3F7 L/4CghSBIbZyYyKwrwaPXFhKc8JweiHqUBWGpzmlSJW5KCtt1/1Xwgvev2m4JmU+ V+tPejgko5E= =jiN0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----