VMware ESX Server Multiple Updates
Secunia Advisory: SA29032
Release Date: 2008-02-22
Popularity: 7,746 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
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-2006-7228
CVE-2007-2052
CVE-2007-4308
CVE-2007-4965
CVE-2007-6015


Description:
VMware has issued updates for VMware ESX Server. These fix some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA25190
SA26322
SA26837
SA27582
SA27760

Solution:
Apply patches.

ESX Server 3.x Patches:
http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html

ESX Server 2.x Patches:
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx2_patches.html

ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 4
http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.5-69113-upgrade.tar.gz
md5sum: 354fce25ac29411cf5aafecf17f9d446
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-255-200801-patch.html

ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 15
http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.4-69112-upgrade.tar.gz
md5sum: a31065571a2da5bb5e69a5ccab6aa467
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200801-patch.html

Original Advisory:
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html

Other References:
SA25190:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25190/

SA26322:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26322/

SA26837:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26837/

SA27582:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582/

SA27760:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27760/


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