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Vulnerability Report: VMware ESX Server 3.x
This vulnerability report for VMware ESX Server 3.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

If you have information about a new or an existing vulnerability in VMware ESX Server 3.x then you are more than welcome to contact us.


Table of Contents

1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)
2.1. Statistics for 2009
2.2. Statistics for 2008
2.3. Statistics for 2007
2.4. Statistics for 2006
2.5. Statistics for 2005
2.6. Statistics for 2004
2.7. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)
3.1. List for 2009
3.2. List for 2008
3.3. List for 2007
3.4. List for 2006
3.5. List for 2005
3.6. List for 2004
3.7. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Vendor VMware

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Affected By 38 Secunia advisories
309 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched 0% (0 of 38 Secunia advisories)

Most Critical Unpatched
There are no unpatched Secunia advisories affecting this product, when all vendor patches are applied..




38 Secunia Advisories in 2003-2009
Secunia has issued a total of 38 Secunia advisories in 2003-2009 for VMware ESX Server 3.x. Currently, 0% (0 out of 38) are marked as unpatched.

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting VMware ESX Server 3.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.



VMware Products Update for Multiple Packages
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 1 of 13 in 2009. 1,344 views.
Release Date:
2009-11-23
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37460
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
Unknown
Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Manipulation of data
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued updates for multiple packages. These fix vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions, by malicious users to disclose sensitive information or manipulate certain data, and by malicious people to disclose sensitive information, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, manipulate certain data, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a user's system. [Read More]


VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 2 of 13 in 2009. 1,123 views.
Release Date:
2009-11-23
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37471
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Spoofing
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued updates for ESX and vMA. These fix some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or cause a DoS (Denial of Service), by malicious users to cause a DoS and potentially gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, conduct spoofing attacks, cause a DoS, or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware Products Directory Traversal File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 13 in 2009. 1,192 views.
Release Date:
2009-10-28
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37186
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
Where:
From local network
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in VMware Server, VMware ESX, and VMware ESXi, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information. [Read More]


VMware Products Guest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 13 in 2009. 1,190 views.
Release Date:
2009-10-28
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37172
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in various VMware products, which can be exploited by malicious, local users in a guest virtual machine to gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server update for DHCP, kernel, and JRE
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 13 in 2009. 1,165 views.
Release Date:
2009-10-19
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37081
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of service), or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server update for krb5
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 6 of 13 in 2009. 1,816 views.
Release Date:
2009-07-01
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA35667
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware Products Descheduled Time Accounting Driver Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 7 of 13 in 2009. 1,666 views.
Release Date:
2009-05-29
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA35269
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in VMware products, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]


VMware Products Display Function Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 8 of 13 in 2009. 1,675 views.
Release Date:
2009-04-13
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA34697
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in multiple VMware products, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]


VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client Password Disclosure Weakness
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 9 of 13 in 2009. 1,443 views.
Release Date:
2009-04-06
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA34585
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A weakness has been reported in VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Update for Multiple Packages
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 10 of 13 in 2009. 2,063 views.
Release Date:
2009-04-01
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA34530
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
Spoofing
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities and weaknesses, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks or to compromise a user's system. [Read More]


VMware Multiple Products Tomcat Vulnerabilities
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 11 of 13 in 2009. 2,638 views.
Release Date:
2009-02-24
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA34013
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in multiple VMware products, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, or disclose sensitive information. [Read More]


VMware ESX / ESXi VMDK Delta Disk Denial of Service Weakness
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 12 of 13 in 2009. 3,145 views.
Release Date:
2009-02-02
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA33776
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
A weakness has been reported in VMware ESX / ESXi, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]


VMware ESX Server update for net-snmp and libxml2
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 13 of 13 in 2009. 2,739 views.
Release Date:
2009-02-02
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA33746
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server update for bzip2
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 1 of 17 in 2008. 2,800 views.
Release Date:
2008-12-03
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32952
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]


VMware ESX / ESXi Two Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 17 in 2008. 5,240 views.
Release Date:
2008-12-03
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32965
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
Security Bypass
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in VMware ESX / ESXi, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]


VMware ESX / ESXi Privilege Escalation and Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 17 in 2008. 3,741 views.
Release Date:
2008-11-07
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32624
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VMware ESX and ESXi, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server update for libxml2
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 17 in 2008. 3,395 views.
Release Date:
2008-10-31
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32488
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application using the library. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 5 of 17 in 2008. 3,523 views.
Release Date:
2008-10-06
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32180
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose system information or potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX / ESXi "JMP" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 6 of 17 in 2008. 2,250 views.
Release Date:
2008-10-06
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32157
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in VMware ESX / ESXi, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


VMware ESX / ESXi openwsman HTTP Basic Authentication Buffer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 7 of 17 in 2008. 3,143 views.
Release Date:
2008-09-19
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31942
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
System access
Where:
From local network
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for openwsman. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX / ESXi Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 8 of 17 in 2008. 5,286 views.
Release Date:
2008-09-01
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31713
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has acknowledged a weakness and a vulnerability in VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose potentially sensitive information and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]


VMware updates for OpenSSL, net-snmp, and perl
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 9 of 17 in 2008. 3,987 views.
Release Date:
2008-08-13
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31467
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Spoofing
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued updated OpenSSL, net-snmp, and perl packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof authenticated SNMPv3 packets, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server update for Samba and vmnix
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 10 of 17 in 2008. 4,783 views.
Release Date:
2008-07-29
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31246
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information, to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or to gain escalated privileges, and malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server update for Tomcat and Java JRE
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 11 of 17 in 2008. 6,814 views.
Release Date:
2008-06-17
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30676
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security restrictions, manipulate data, disclose sensitive/system information, or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 12 of 17 in 2008. 8,664 views.
Release Date:
2008-06-05
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30556
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Privilege escalation
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in multiple VMware Products, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or to gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Multiple Security Updates
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 13 of 17 in 2008. 7,071 views.
Release Date:
2008-06-05
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30535
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Multiple Security Updates
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 14 of 17 in 2008. 7,266 views.
Release Date:
2008-04-16
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA29785
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose sensitive information, or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Multiple Updates
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 15 of 17 in 2008. 9,890 views.
Release Date:
2008-02-22
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA29032
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short 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. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenter Multiple Security Updates
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 16 of 17 in 2008. 7,974 views.
Release Date:
2008-01-08
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA28365
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued updates for VMware ESX Server and VirtualCenter. These fix some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Multiple Security Updates
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 17 of 17 in 2008. 9,366 views.
Release Date:
2008-01-08
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA28368
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform actions with escalated privileges and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Multiple Security Updates
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 6 in 2007. 13,253 views.
Release Date:
2007-09-20
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA26909
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions, perform certain actions with escalated privileges, or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions, and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMWare Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 6 in 2007. 19,983 views.
Release Date:
2007-09-20
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA26890
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From local network
Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in various VMware products, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges or cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 6 in 2007. 13,291 views.
Release Date:
2007-05-01
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25079
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
DoS
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in various VMware products, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 6 in 2007. 13,890 views.
Release Date:
2007-04-05
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA24788
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short 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. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server Multiple Security Updates
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 6 in 2007. 9,322 views.
Release Date:
2007-03-30
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA24636
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Manipulation of data
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
VMware has issued an update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to overwrite arbitrary files, cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


VMWare ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 6 of 6 in 2007. 13,803 views.
Release Date:
2007-01-09
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23680
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where:
From remote
Short 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. [Read More]


VMware ESX Server x87 Register Information Leak
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 2 in 2006. 9,591 views.
Release Date:
2006-11-14
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22876
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A security issue has been reported in VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information. [Read More]


VMware vmware-config.pl Insecure SSL Key File Permissions
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 2 of 2 in 2006. 15,052 views.
Release Date:
2006-07-19
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21120
Solution Status:
Partial Fix
Criticality:
Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Nick Brees has reported a vulnerability in VMware, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information. [Read More]