VMSA-2008-0002.1
Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VirtualCenter 2.5, VirtualCenter 2.0.2, ESX 3.5, ESX 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1.
Issue date: 2008-01-07
Updated on: 2008-04-15
CVE numbers: CVE-2005-2090 CVE-2006-7195
CVE-2007-0450 CVE-2007-3004
1. Summary:
Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VirtualCenter 2.0,
VirtualCenter 2.5, ESX 3.5, ESX 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1.
2. Relevant releases:
VirtualCenter Management Server 2.0
VirtualCenter Management Server 2.5 update 1
ESX 3.5 without patch ESX350-200803215-UG
ESX 3.0.2 without patch ESX-1002434
ESX 3.0.1 without patch ESX-1003176
3. Problem description:
Updated ESX and VirtualCenter fixes the following application vulnerabilities
a. Tomcat Server Security Update
This release of VirtualCenter Server updates the Tomcat Server
package from 5.5.17 to 5.5.25, which addresses multiple security
issues that existed in the earlier releases of Tomcat Server.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the names CVE-2005-2090, CVE-2006-7195, and CVE-2007-0450 to
these issues.
b. JRE Security Update
This release of VirtualCenter Server updates the JRE package from
1.5.0_7 to 1.5.0_12, which addresses a security issue that existed in
the earlier release of JRE.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CVE-2007-3004 to this issue.
NOTE: These vulnerabilities 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
www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/726 for more
information on VMware security best practices.
4. Solution:
Please review the Patch notes for your product and version and verify
the md5sum of your downloaded file.
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1 Release Notes
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u1_vc25u1_rel_notes.html
VirtualCenter CD image
md5sum: 0b5da72003e5627ae12669c2d43821e5
VirtualCenter as Zip
md5sum: 9146aa4743c0a56e37921f62fb898a64
VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 2 Release Notes
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u2.html
VirtualCenter CD image
md5sum d7d98a5d7f8afff32cee848f860d3ba7
VirtualCenter as Zip
md5sum 3b42ec350121659e10352ca2d76e212b
ESX 3.5
download3.vmware.com/software/esx/ESX350-200803215-UG.zip
md5sum: 225f16bbcf74f4312f0038d1dd018b27
ESX 3.0.2 ESX-1002434
download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1002434.tgz
md5sum: 2f52251f6ace3d50934344ef313539d5
ESX 3.0.1 ESX-1003176
download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1003176.tgz
md5sum: 5674ca0dcfac90726014cc316444996e
5. References:
CVE numbers
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi
6. Change log:
2008-01-07 VMSA-2008-0002
Initial release
2008-04-15 VMSA-2008-0002.1
Added patch information for ESX 3.5 patch release on 2008-03-10 and for VirtualCenter 2.5 update 1 release on 2008-04-10
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