VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA24788
Release Date: 2007-04-05
Popularity: 10,620 views

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

OS:VMware ESX Server 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0107
CVE-2005-1704
CVE-2005-1849
CVE-2005-2096
CVE-2005-3011
CVE-2006-4810
CVE-2007-1270
CVE-2007-1271


Description:
VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges, and malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA15449
SA15949
SA16137
SA16816

Additionally, a VMware internal security audit revealed the following two vulnerabilities:

1) An unspecified double free error can be exploited to cause a DoS, disclose sensitive information and may allow the execution of arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

2) An unspecified buffer overflow can be exploited to cause a DoS or gain escalated privileges via unknown vectors.

Solution:
Apply patches.

-- VMware ESX 3.0.1 --

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-6431040-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9916286-patch.html

-- VMware ESX 3.0.0 --

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3616065-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-5754280-patch.html

Original Advisory:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2559638
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/6431040
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9916286
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/55052
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1121906
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/3616065
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/55052

Other References:
SA15449:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15949/

SA15949:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15449/

SA16137:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16137/

SA16816:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816/


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