VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address critical security issues.

a. VMware ESXi OpenSLP Remote Code Execution VMware ESXi contains a double free flaw in OpenSLP's SLPDProcessMessage function. Exploitation of this issue may allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute code on the ESXi host. VMware would like to thank Qinghao Tang of QIHU 360 for...

VMware Releases Security Advisory

VMware has released security updates to address security vulnerabilities in vCenter and ESXi. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2015-0007 a...

VMSA-2015-0007:VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address CRITICAL security issues.

VMSA-2015-0007.7 VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address critical security issues. VMware Security Advisory VMware Security AdvisoryAdvisory ID: VMSA-2015-0007.7 VMware Security AdvisorySynopsis: VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address critical security issues. VMware Security AdvisoryIssue date:...

A proxy VM may become inaccessible during hotadd backup

Challenge 'Hotadd' backup proxy virtual machine becomes inaccessible or powered off with the following possible symptoms: 1. Virtual machine randomly stops responding. 2. When guest operating system fails, there is no BSOD or kernel panic. 3. The vmx process of virtual machine fails or is killed ...

VMware Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability

This modules exploits the VMware Server Directory Traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138 on Linux, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files. Common VMware server ports 80/8222 a...

ESXi 5.5 < Build 1623387 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.5 prior to build 1623387. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple integer overflow conditions exist in the bundled GNU C Library glibc due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can exploit these issues...

VMware ESX and ESXi Server SOAP Request Handling Denial Of Service - Ver2 (CVE-2012-5703)

A denial of service vulnerability exists in VMware ESX and ESXi server. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain SOAP requests in the vSphere API. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted messages to the affected server...

VMware ESXi updates address security issues (VMSA-2015-0001) - Remote Version Check

VMware ESXi address several security issues. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only if description...

VMware ESXi updates address security issues (VMSA-2015-0001)

VMware ESXi address several security issues. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

CVE-2015-1044

vmware-authd aka the Authorization process in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2014-8370

VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allow host OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service arbitrary write to a file by modifying a configuration file...

Authorization

vmware-authd aka the Authorization process in VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allows attackers to cause a host OS denial of service via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2014-8370

CVE-2014-8370 affects VMware products including Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, Player 6.x before 6.0.5, Fusion 6.x before 6.0.5, and ESXi 5.0–5.5. The vulnerability allows host OS users to gain host privileges or cause a denial of service via an arbitrary write to a file by modifying a configura...

ESXi 5.5 < Build 2352327 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check) (POODLE)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.5 prior to build 2352327. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An error exists related to DTLS SRTP extension handling and specially crafted handshake messages that can allow denial of service attacks via memory leaks...

ESXi 5.0 < Build 1749766 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.0 prior to build 1749766. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A flaw exists in the monlist feature in NTP. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw, using a specially crafted packet to load the query function in monlist, to conduct a...

ESXi 5.1 < Build 1743201 Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.1 prior to build 1743201. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A flaw exists in the monlist feature in NTP. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw, using a specially crafted packet to load the query function in monlist, to conduct a...

VMware vCenter Server, ESXi, Workstation, Player, and Fusion updates address security issues

a. VMware ESXi, Workstation, Player, and Fusion host privilege escalation vulnerability VMware ESXi, Workstation, Player and Fusion contain an arbitrary file write issue. Exploitation this issue may allow for privilege escalation on the host. The vulnerability does not allow for privilege...

ESXi 5.1 < Build 2323231 glibc Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.1 prior to build 2323231. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities in the glibc library : - A buffer overflow flaw exists in the 'extendbuffers' function of the 'posix/regexec.c' file due to improper validation of user input. Using a...

ESXi 5.1 < Build 2323236 Third-Party Libraries Multiple Vulnerabilities (remote check) (BEAST)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.1 prior to build 2323236. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities in bundled third-party libraries : - Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the bundled Python library. CVE-2011-3389, CVE-2012-0845, CVE-2012-0876, CVE-2012-1150,...

VMware Security Updates for vCenter Server (VMSA-2014-0012)

The VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is version 5.0 prior to Update 3c, 5.1 prior to Update 3, or 5.5 prior to Update 2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in third party libraries : - Due to improper certificate validation when connecting to a CIM server on ...