What we’ve got here is failure to communicate: OS vendors misread CPU docs, create flaw

In a memorable scene from “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” Whoopi Goldberg struggles to understand the lyrics of the eponymous song from the Rolling Stones, as she pleads: “Mick, Mick, Mick, speak English!” It appears that multiple operating system vendors had similar trouble interpreting Intel and AMD...

VMware vCenter Update Manager Directory Traversal (VMSA-2011-0014)

The version of Jetty web server included with VMware vCenter Update Manager on the remote host has a directory traversal vulnerability. This is a variant of the issue previously addressed by VMware advisory VMSA-2010-0012. The web server runs as SYSTEM by default. A remote, unauthenticated attack...

VMware Tools Update OS Command Injection

VMware Tools update OS Command Injection ======================================== 1. Advisory Information Advisory ID: BONSAI-2010-0110 Date published: Thu Dec 9, 2010 Vendors contacted: VMware Release mode: Coordinated release 2. Vulnerability Information Class: Injection Remotely Exploitable: Y...