CVE-2020-3955

CVE-2020-3955 affects VMware ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 via a stored XSS in the ESXi Host Client when viewing virtual machine attributes. The underlying issue is improper neutralization of script-related HTML, allowing an authenticated attacker who can modify VM properties (e.g., hostname) to inject script...

CVE-2020-3955

ESXi 6.5 without patch ESXi650-201912104-SG and ESXi 6.7 without patch ESXi670-202004103-SG do not properly neutralize script-related HTML when viewing virtual machines attributes. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base sco...

VMware Releases Security Updates for ESXi

VMware has released security updates to address a vulnerability in ESXi. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory...

VMware ESXi Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

VMware ESXi is a server virtualization platform from VMware that can be installed directly on physical servers. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in VMware ESXi versions 6.5 and 6.7. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts...

Cannot edit configuration of VMware VM via ESXi after Instant Recovery from Veeam Agent backup

Challenge When you complete Instant VM Recovery from the Veeam Agent backup, then try to edit the VM configuration via ESXi, the following error occurs: "Enter a disk size which is larger than its original capacity." Then you try to edit the decimal virtual disk size via ESXi, and another error...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for openslp (EulerOS-SA-2020-1418)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 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...

EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : openslp (EulerOS-SA-2020-1418)

According to the version of the openslp packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - OpenSLP as used in ESXi and the Horizon DaaS appliances has a heap overwrite issue. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the...

VMSA-2020-0008:VMware ESXi patches address Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Advisory ID: VMSA-2020-0008 CVSSv3 Range: 8.3 Issue Date:2020-04-28 Updated On: 2020-04-28 Initial Advisory CVEs: CVE-2020-3955 Synopsis: VMware ESXi patches address Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability CVE-2020-3955 RSS Feed Download PDF Download Text File Share this page on social medi...

VMware ESXi 5.5 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 6.7 DoS (VMSA-2018-0018) (remote check)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, or 6.7 and is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, vulnerable to a denial of service vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the RPC handler due to a NULL pointer dereference issue. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this...

VMware ESXi 5.5 / 6.0 XSS (VMSA-2016-0023) (remote check)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.5 or 6.0, and is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, vulnerable to a cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability. The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An authenticated, remote attacker...

VMware ESXi 5.5 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 6.7 Information Disclosure (VMSA-2018-0012) (Spectre) (remote check)

The remote VMware ESXi host is version 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, or 6.7 and is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the speculative execution control mechanism. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this, via...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for openslp (EulerOS-SA-2020-1038)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 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...

The vulnerability of the management tools for virtual infrastructure, such as VMware vCenter Server and VMware ESXi hypervisor, is related to incorrect session duration settings, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the management tools for virtual infrastructure, such as VMware vCenter Server and VMware ESXi hypervisor, is related to incorrect session duration settings. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protecte...

EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : openslp (EulerOS-SA-2020-1038)

According to the version of the openslp packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - OpenSLP as used in ESXi and the Horizon DaaS appliances has a heap overwrite issue. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the...

NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : openslp Vulnerability (NS-SA-2019-0260)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has openslp packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability: - OpenSLP as used in ESXi and the Horizon DaaS appliances has a heap overwrite issue. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical...

ESXi firewall changes required to process a Veeam backup from storage snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor

Challenge To process a Veeam backup from storage snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor, adjustments may have to be to the ESXi firewall settings. The process outlined below applies to all HyperFlex clusters running HX Data Platform 3.0 or later. Solution Before you add the HyperFlex Cluster into...

The vulnerability of 3D graphics functions in VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, and VMware Fusion allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of 3D graphics functions in VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, and VMware Fusion relates to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures remotely...

VMSA-2019-0022 : VMware ESXi updates address OpenSLP remote code execution vulnerability

VMware ESXi updates address OpenSLP remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2019-5544 OpenSLP as used in ESXi has a heap overwrite issue. A malicious actor with network access to port 427 on an ESXi host may be able to overwrite the heap of the OpenSLP service resulting in remote code execution. ...

VMware ESXi and VMware Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

VMware ESXi and VMware Horizon DaaS are both products of VMware, Inc. VMware ESXi is a server virtualization platform that can be installed directly on physical servers.VMware Horizon DaaS is a suite of virtual desktop platforms built for delivering desktops and applications as a cloud computing...

Debian DLA-2025-1 : openslp-dfsg security update

The OpenSLP package had two open security issues : CVE-2017-17833 OpenSLP releases in the 1.0.2 and 1.1.0 code streams have a heap-related memory corruption issue which may manifest itself as a denial of service or a remote code-execution vulnerability. CVE-2019-5544 OpenSLP as used in ESXi and t...