VMSA-2008-0006.1
Updated libxml2 service console package
Issue date: 2008-03-28
Updated on: 2008-04-11
CVE number: CVE-2007-6284
1. Summary:
Updated libxml2 package addresses a security issue.
2. Relevant releases:
VMware ESX 3.5 without patch ESX350-200803214-UG
VMware ESX 3.0.2 without patch ESX-1003528
VMware ESX 3.0.1 without patch ESX-1003521
VMware ESX 2.5.5 before Upgrade Patch 6
VMware ESX 2.5.4 before Upgrade Patch 17
NOTE: ESX 3.0.1 is in Extended Support and its end of support (Security
and Bug fixes) is 07/31/2008. Users should plan to upgrade to at least
3.0.2 update 1 and preferably the newest release available before the
end of extended support.
NOTE: ESX 2.5.4 is in Extended Support and its end of support (Security
and Bug fixes) is 10/08/2008. Users should plan to upgrade to at least
2.5.5 and preferably the newest release available before the end of
extended support.
ESX Server versions 3.0.0 and prior to 2.5.4 are no longer in Extended
Support. Users should upgrade to a supported version of the product.
The VMware Infrastructure Support Life Cycle Policy can be
found here: www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos_vi.html
3. Problem description:
Updated libxml2 package to address a denial of service flaw.
Thanks to the Google security team for identifying and reporting
this issue.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CVE-2007-6284 to this issue.
4. Solution:
Please review the Patch notes for your product and version and verify
the md5sum of your downloaded file.
ESX 3.5 Patch ESX350-200803214-UG
download3.vmware.com/software/esx/ESX350-200803214-UG.zip
md5sum: 9ff7b416afed3acfbfbb5d1d63ca5060
VMware ESX 3.0.2 patch ESX-1003528
download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1003528.tgz
md5sum: 930b4a7b0084b6875e346007257e82aa
VMware ESX 3.0.1 patch ESX-1003521
download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX-1003521.tgz
md5sum: 54ac44402252128042c8325c4c1b63b2
ESX 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 6
download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.5-78667-upgrade.tar.gz
md5sum: b4d5e98cc175a507e8f89d9c7b993e2c
vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-255-200803-patch.html
ESX 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 17
download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.4-78717-upgrade.tar.gz
md5sum: 827406844dacba92f695980f49119465
vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200803-patch.html
5. References:
CVE numbers
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi
6. Change log:
2008-03-28 VMSA-2008-0006 Initial release
2008-04-11 VMSA-2008-0006.1 Added patch information for
ESX 3.0.1, ESX 3.0.2, ESX 3.5
for patch release on 2008-04-10
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