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TITLE:
VMware Products Directory Traversal File Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37186

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37186/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in VMware Server, VMware ESX, and
VMware ESXi, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.

An error within the handling of certain requests can be exploited to
download arbitrary files from the host system via directory traversal
attacks.

The vulnerability is reported in the following products and
versions:
* VMware Server 1.x for Linux prior to version 1.0.10 build 203137
* VMware Server 2.x for Linux prior to version 2.0.2 build 203138
* VMware ESXi 3.5 prior to patch ESXe350-200901401-I-SG.
* VMware ESX 3.0.3 prior to patch ESX303-200812406-BG
* VMware ESX 3.5 prior to patch ESX350-200901401-SG

SOLUTION:
Apply patches (see vendor's advisory for details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Justin Morehouse and Jason Kratzer for
independently reporting the vulnerability.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2009-0015:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0015.html

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