VMSA-2008-0012
Updated VirtualCenter addresses User Account Disclosure Vulnerability
| VMware Security Advisory | |
| Advisory ID: | VMSA-2008-0012 |
| Synopsis: | Updated VirtualCenter addresses User Account Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Issue date: | 2008-08-12 |
| Updated on: | 2008-08-12 (initial release of advisory) |
| CVE numbers: | CVE-2008-3514 |
1. Summary
Updated VirtualCenter addresses User Account Disclosure Vulnerability
2. Relevant releases
VirtualCenter 2.5 previous to Update 2
VirutalCenter 2.0.2 previous to Update 5
VirutalCenter 2.0.2 previous to Update 5
3. VirtualCenter User Account Disclosure Vulnerability
An information disclosure vulnerability is present in VirtualCenter.
Exploitation of this flaw might result in disclosure of the user names of system accounts.
VMware would like to thank Brett Moore of Insomnia Security for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-3514 to this issue.
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion
Exploitation of this flaw might result in disclosure of the user names of system accounts.
VMware would like to thank Brett Moore of Insomnia Security for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-3514 to this issue.
| VMware Product | Product Version | Running on | Replace with/ Apply Patch |
| ============= | ======= | ======= | ================= |
| VirtualCenter | 2.5 | Windows | VirtualCenter 2.5 update 2 |
| VirtualCenter | 2.0.2 | Windows | VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 |
| hosted* | any | any | not applicable |
| ESX(i) | any | ESX(i) | not applicable |
| ESX | any | ESXi | not applicable |
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file.
VirtualCenter
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VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 build 104263
www.vmware.com/download/download.do
DVD iso image
md5sum: 83de404fa073bc1fde9acd080f21e688
Zip file
md5sum: 3297f1e47c6b018ac8190f11bd022d5b
Release Notes
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html
VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 build 104182
www.vmware.com/downloads/download.do
DVD iso image
md5sum: 5fee5d2d97b482e0d0cb47da7d8e7c34
Zip file
md5sum: cd468aab309745c12ee5516652aafbcb
Release Notes
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html
VirtualCenter
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VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 build 104263
www.vmware.com/download/download.do
DVD iso image
md5sum: 83de404fa073bc1fde9acd080f21e688
Zip file
md5sum: 3297f1e47c6b018ac8190f11bd022d5b
Release Notes
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html
VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 build 104182
www.vmware.com/downloads/download.do
DVD iso image
md5sum: 5fee5d2d97b482e0d0cb47da7d8e7c34
Zip file
md5sum: cd468aab309745c12ee5516652aafbcb
Release Notes
www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html
5. References
CVE numbers
CVE-2007-3514
CVE-2007-3514
6. Change log
2008-08-12 VMSA-2008-0012
Initial release following release of VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5
Initial release following release of VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5
7. Contact
E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements:
lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce
This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:
* security-announce at lists.vmware.com
* bugtraq at securityfocus.com
* full-disclosure at lists.grok.org.uk
E-mail: security at vmware.com
PGP key at:
kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
VMware Security Center
www.vmware.com/security
VMware security response policy
www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html
General support life cycle policy
www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos.html
VMware Infrastructure support life cycle policy
www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos_vi.html
Copyright 2008 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce
This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:
* security-announce at lists.vmware.com
* bugtraq at securityfocus.com
* full-disclosure at lists.grok.org.uk
E-mail: security at vmware.com
PGP key at:
kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
VMware Security Center
www.vmware.com/security
VMware security response policy
www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html
General support life cycle policy
www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos.html
VMware Infrastructure support life cycle policy
www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos_vi.html
Copyright 2008 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
