Backup and Replicas of virtual machines running on ESXi 6.0.x with Change Block Tracking (CBT) enabled may not be recoverable

Challenge Leveraging VMware Changed Block Tracking CBT data supplied by VMware ESXi 6.0 can potentially render the data in backups or replicas inconsistent or corrupt. Cause This is a VMware ESXi issue in CBT logic that affects ESXi 6.0 through ESXi 6.0 Update 1a. It is resolved with VMware ESXi...

PT-2016-12: HTTP Header Injection in VMware vCenter Server and ESXi

The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected an HTTP Header Injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server and ESXi. The application does not properly sanitize user input before using it in HTTP response headers that allows a malicious user to inject arbitrary headers into HTTP...

VMware ESXi OpenSLP Remote Code Execution (VMSA-2015-0007) - Remote Version Check

VMware ESXi updates address critical 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 OpenSLP Remote Code Execution (VMSA-2015-0007)

VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address critical 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...

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

The remote VMware ESXi host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to a double-free error in the SLPDProcessMessage function in OpenSLP. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted package, to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition...

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...

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...

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 5.0 < 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 5.5 < 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...