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TITLE:
VMware Multiple Products Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48444

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/48444/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48444

RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-16

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/48444/#comments

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48444

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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
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DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged multiple vulnerabilities in multiple VMware
products, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose
certain information and by malicious people to disclose potentially
sensitive information, hijack a user's session, conduct DNS cache
poisoning attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, manipulate
certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a
vulnerable system.

1) The application bundles a vulnerable version of Oracle Java.

For more information:
SA46512

2) The application bundles a vulnerable version of Apache Tomcat

For more information:
SA45748
SA47411 (#2)
SA47554

Note: This vulnerability doesn't affect VMware Update Manager.

Please see the vendor's advisory for a list of affected versions.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches if available (please see the vendor's advisory for
details).

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0005.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
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EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

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