Secunia Security Advisory - VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities and security issues in VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to poison the DNS cache or cause a DoS.
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TITLE:
VMware ESX Server 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38834
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834/
DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities and security issues in
VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users
to disclose sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service),
or gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to poison the
DNS cache or cause a DoS.
For more information:
SA33338
SA35128
SA36425
SA36617
SA36707
SA36866
SA37086
SA37233
SA37426
SA37629
The vulnerabilities are reported in version 4.0.
SOLUTION:
Restrict network and local access to trusted users only.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2010-0004:
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA33338:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33338/
SA35128:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35128/
SA36425:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36425/
SA36617:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36617/
SA36707:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36707/
SA36866:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36866/
SA37086:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37086/
SA37233:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37233/
SA37426:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37426/
SA37629:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37629/
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