-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2008-0015 Synopsis: Updated ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages address critical security issue in openwsman Issue date: 2008-09-18 Updated on: 2008-09-18 (initial release of advisory) CVE numbers: CVE-2008-2234 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary Updated ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages address critical security issue in openwsman 2. Relevant releases VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 2 without patch ESXe350-200808501-I-SG VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 without patch ESX350-200808413-SG 3. Problem Description a. Updated Openwsman Openwsman is a system management platform that implements the Web Services Management protocol (WS-Management). It is installed and running by default. It is used in the VMware Management Service Console and in ESXi. The openwsman 2.0.0 management service on ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 is vulnerable to the following issue found by the SuSE Security-Team: - Two remote buffer overflows while decoding the HTTP basic authentication header This vulnerability could potentially be exploited by users without valid login credentials. Openwsman before 2.0.0 is not vulnerable to this issue. The ESXi 3.5 patch ESXe350-200808201-O-UG updated openwsman to version 2.0.0. The ESX 3.5 patch ESX350-200808205-UG updated openwsman to version 2.0.0. These patches are installed as part of the ESX and ESXi Upgrade 2 release. The ESX patch can be installed individually. Version Information and Workaround The following VMware KB articles provide information on how to obtain the version of openwsman in your environment and what a possible workaround for the issue might be. ESXi 3.5 Refer to the VMware KB article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005818. ESX 3.5 Refer to the VMware KB article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006878. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited remotely only if the attacker has access to the service console network. Security best practices provided by VMware recommend that the service console be isolated from the VM network. Please see http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/726 for more information on VMware security best practices. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-2234 this issue. The following table lists what action remediates the vulnerability (column 4) if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ============= ======== ======= ================= VirtualCenter any Windows not affected hosted * any any not affected ESXi 3.5 ** ESXi ESXe350-200808501-I-SG ESXi 3.5 *** ESXi not affected ESX 3.5 ** ESX ESX350-200808413-SG ESX 3.5 *** ESX not affected ESX 3.0.3 ESX not affected ESX 3.0.2 ESX not affected ESX 3.0.1 ESX not affected ESX 2.5.5 ESX not affected ESX 2.5.4 ESX not affected * hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion. ** ESX and ESXi running openwsman 2.0.0 *** ESX and ESXi running version of openwsman before 2.0.0 Note: When the SuSE Security-Team reported this openwsman security issue, it also reported the openwsman issue described in CVE-2008-2233. No VMware product is affected by the security vulnerability described in CVE-2008-2233. 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file. ESXi ---- ESXi 3.5 patch ESXe350-200808501-O-SG http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/ESXe350-200808501-O-SG.zip md5sum: bee3e2da8054e46686e446e8dc49040e http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005818 NOTE: ESXe350-200808501-O-SG contains the following patch bundles: ESXe350-200808501-I-SG, ESXe350-200808502-T-BG, and ESXe350-200808203-C-UG ESX --- ESX 3.5 patch ESX350-200808413-SG http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/ESX350-200808413-SG.zip md5sum: 2a683d099c28315475db53bd459dcc07 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006878 5. References CVE numbers http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2234 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Change log 2008-09-18 VMSA-2008-0015 Initial security advisory after the release of ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5 patches on 2008-09-18. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. 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