Secunia Security Advisory - Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to potentially disclose sensitive information and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, conduct spoofing and cross-site scripting attacks, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51317
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-11-16
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DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VMware ESX Server, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to potentially disclose
sensitive information and by malicious people to disclose potentially
sensitive information, conduct spoofing and cross-site scripting
attacks, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
1) An error within the vSphere API can be exploited to cause a
crash.
For more information:
SA51263
2) Some vulnerabilities exist in the bundled vulnerable version of
bind.
For more information:
SA47884
SA49338
SA50020
3) Some vulnerabilities exist in the bundled vulnerable version of
python.
For more information:
SA49622
SA49354
SA48347
4) Some vulnerabilities exist in the bundled vulnerable version of
expat.
For more information:
SA36425
5) A vulnerability exists in the bundled vulnerable version of nspr
and nss.
For more information:
SA49366
The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 4.0 and 4.1.
SOLUTION:
Apply patches if available.
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ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMware:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0016.html
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