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TITLE:
VMware Products VI Client ActiveX Control Memory Corruption
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44826

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-06-04

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in various VMware products, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the VI
Client ActiveX controls, which can be exploited to cause a memory
corruption by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious
website.

Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Replace the affected VI Client with the VI Client bundled with
VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 or VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6a. Also fixed
in the VI Client version 2.0.2 Build 230598 and higher and version 2.5
Build 204931 and higher bundled with VMware Infrastructure 3.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Elazar Broad via iDefense.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2011-0009:
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000141.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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