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VMware ESX / ESXi Privilege Escalation and Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:

SA32624

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Release Date:

2008-11-07

Popularity:

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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

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Solution:
Update to the latest version or apply patches.

-- VMware ESXi --

ESXi 3.5:
Apply patch ESXe350-200810401-O-UG.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESXe350-200810401-O-UG.zip

-- VMware ESX --

ESX 3.5:
Apply patch ESX350-200810201-UG.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX350-200810201-UG.zip

ESX 3.0.3:
Apply patch ESX303-200810501-BG.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX303-200810501-BG.zip

ESX 3.0.2:
Apply patch ESX-1006680.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1006680.tgz

VMware ESX 2.5.5:
Apply Patch 10.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.5-119702-upgrade.tar.gz

VMware ESX 2.5.4:
Apply Patch 21
http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.4-119703-upgrade.tar.gz

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits:
1) Derek Soeder
2) Michel Toussaint

Original Advisory:
VMSA-2008-0018:
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html

Other References:
SA32612:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32612/

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