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VMWare ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA23680
Release Date: 2007-01-09
Popularity: 11,984 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:VMware ESX Server 2.x
VMware ESX Server 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0386
CVE-2004-2069
CVE-2006-0225
CVE-2006-2937
CVE-2006-2940
CVE-2006-3738
CVE-2006-4339
CVE-2006-4343
CVE-2006-4924
CVE-2006-4980
CVE-2006-5051
CVE-2006-5794


Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VMWare ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), gain escalated privileges, or compromise a system.

For more information:
SA8974
SA18579
SA21709
SA22091
SA21120
SA22130
SA22173
SA22276
SA22771

Solution:
Apply patches.

-- ESX 3.0.1 --
Apply patch ESX 3.0.1 Patch ESX-9986131.

-- ESX 3.0.0 --
Apply patch ESX 3.0.0 Patch ESX-3069097.

-- ESX 2.5.4 --
Apply ESX 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 3 (Build# 36502)

-- ESX 2.5.3 --
Apply ESX 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 6 (Build# 35703)

-- ESX 2.1.3 --
Apply ESX 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 4 (Build# 35803)

-- ESX 2.0.2 --
Apply ESX 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 4 (Build# 35801)

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Original Advisory:
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html

Other References:
SA8974:
http://secunia.com/advisories/8974

SA18579:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18579

SA21709:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21709

SA22091:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22091

SA21120:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21120

SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130

SA22173:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22173

SA22276:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22276

SA22771:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22771


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