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TITLE:
VMware ESX / ESXi Privilege Escalation and Directory Traversal
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32624

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32624/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
VMware ESXi 3.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/19561/
VMware ESX Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/10757/
VMware ESX Server 2.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/2125/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VMware ESX and ESXi, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

1) A vulnerability in the CPU hardware emulation can be exploited by
malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA32612

This vulnerability is reported in VMware ESX 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0.2,
3.0.3, 3.5, and ESXi 3.5.

2) An unspecified input validation error can be exploited by
administrators to gain escalated privileges via directory traversal
attacks.

Successful exploitation requires that an administrator has the
"Datastore.FileManagement" privilege.

This vulnerability is reported in VMware ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5.

SOLUTION:
Update to the latest version or apply patches.

-- VMware ESXi --

ESXi 3.5:
Apply patch ESXe350-200810401-O-UG.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESXe350-200810401-O-UG.zip

-- VMware ESX --

ESX 3.5:
Apply patch ESX350-200810201-UG.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX350-200810201-UG.zip

ESX 3.0.3:
Apply patch ESX303-200810501-BG.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX303-200810501-BG.zip

ESX 3.0.2:
Apply patch ESX-1006680.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1006680.tgz

VMware ESX 2.5.5:
Apply Patch 10.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.5-119702-upgrade.tar.gz

VMware ESX 2.5.4:
Apply Patch 21
http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.4-119703-upgrade.tar.gz

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits:
1) Derek Soeder
2) Michel Toussaint

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2008-0018:
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000042.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA32612:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32612/

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