|
VMware ESX / ESXi Privilege Escalation and Directory Traversal Vulnerability
|
|
Secunia Advisory:
|
SA32624
|
|
|
Release Date:
|
2008-11-07
|
|
Popularity:
|
3,042 views
|
|
|
Critical:
|
Less critical
|
|
Impact:
|
Privilege escalation
|
|
Where:
|
Local system
|
|
Solution Status:
|
Vendor Patch
|
|
| OS: | VMware ESX Server 2.x
VMware ESX Server 3.x
VMware ESXi 3.x
|
|
|
Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
|
Available in Secunia business solutions 
|
|
|
Subscribe:
|
Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities
|
|
| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
|
Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VMware ESX and ESXi, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
1) A vulnerability in the CPU hardware emulation can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA32612
This vulnerability is reported in VMware ESX 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5, and ESXi 3.5.
2) An unspecified input validation error can be exploited by administrators to gain escalated privileges via directory traversal attacks.
Successful exploitation requires that an administrator has the "Datastore.FileManagement" privilege.
This vulnerability is reported in VMware ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
|
|
|
Track this Secunia Advisory
|
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.
Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.
|
|
|
About this Secunia Advisory
|
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
|
