VMware Security Advisories

VMware has updated vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) and vCenter Server running on Windows to address multiple security vulnerabilities.

vCenter Server 5.1 without Update 1
vCenter Server 5.0 without Update 3

Update Manager 5.0 without Update 3

vCenter Server when deployed in an environment that uses Active Directory (AD) with anonymous LDAP binding enabled doesn't properly handle login credentials. In this environment, authenticating to vCenter Server with a valid user name and a blank password may be successful even if a non-blank password is required for the account.

The issue is present on vCenter Server 5.1, 5.1a and 5.1b if AD anonymous LDAP binding is enabled. The issue is addressed in vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1 by removing the possibility to authenticate using blank passwords. This change in the authentication mechanism is present regardless if anonymous  binding is enabled or not.

Workaround

The workaround is to discontinue the use of AD anonymous LDAP binding if it is enabled in your environment. AD anonymous LDAP binding is not enabled by default. The TechNet article listed in the references section explains how to check for anonymous binding (look for "anonymous binding" in the article: anonymous binding is enabled if the seventh bit of the dsHeuristics attribute is set to 2)


The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-3107 to this issue.

Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.

VMware	Product	Running	Replace with /
Product	Version	on	Apply Patch
==========	=====	=====	==================
vCenter Server	5.1	any	5.1 Update 1
vCenter Server	5.0	any	not applicable
vCenter Server	4.1	Windows	not applicable
vCenter Server	4.0	Windows	not applicable
VirtualCenter	2.5	Windows	not applicable

The vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) contains a remote code vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with access to the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) may run an existing file as root. In the default vCSA setup, authentication to vCSA is limited to root since root is the only defined user.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-3079 to this issue.

Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.

VMware	Product	Running	Replace with /
Product	Version	on	Apply Patch
==========	=====	=====	==================
vCSA	5.1	Linux	5.1 Update 1
vCSA	5.0	Linux	not affected

The vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) VAMI web interface contains a vulnerability that allows an authenticated remote attacker to upload files to an arbitrary location creating new files or overwriting existing files. Replacing certain files may result in a denial of service condition or code execution. In the default vCSA setup, authentication to vCSA is limited to root since root is the only defined user.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-3080 to this issue.

Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.

VMware	Product	Running	Replace with /
Product	Version	on	Apply Patch
==========	=====	=====	==================
vCSA	5.1	Linux	5.1 Update 1
vCSA	5.0	Linux	not affected

Oracle (Sun) JRE is updated to version 1.6.0_37, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of Oracle (Sun) JRE.

Oracle has documented the CVE identifiers that are addressed in JRE 1.6.0_37 in the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory of October 2012. The References section provides a link to this advisory.

Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.

VMware	Product	Running	Replace with /
Product	Version	on	Apply Patch
==========	=====	=====	==================
vCenter Server	5.1	any	5.1 Update 1
vCenter Server	5.0	any	See VMSA-2013-0012
vCenter Server	4.1	Windows	patch pending
vCenter Server	4.0	Windows	not applicable **
VirtualCenter	2.5	Windows	not applicable **
Update Manager	5.1	Windows	5.1 Update 1
Update Manager	5.0	Windows	See VMSA-2013-0012
Update Manager	4.1	Windows	not applicable **
Update Manager	4.0	Windows	not applicable **
hosted *	any	any	not affected
ESXi	any	ESXi	not applicable
ESX	4.1	ESX	patch pending
ESX	4.0	ESX	not applicable **
ESX	3.5	ESX	not applicable **

* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.
** this product uses the Oracle (Sun) JRE 1.5.0 family

tc-server has been updated to version 2.8.1 to address multiple security issues. This version of tc-server includes Apache Tomcat 6.0.36

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2012-5885, CVE-2012-5886, CVE-2012-5887, CVE-2012-2733, CVE-2012-4534, CVE-2012-3546 and CVE-2012-4431 to these issues

VMware	Product	Running	Replace with /
Product	Version	on	Apply Patch
==========	=====	=====	==================
vCenter Server	5.1	any	5.1 Update 1 *
vCenter Server	5.0	any	not affected
vCenter Server	4.1	Windows	not affected
vCenter Server	4.0	Windows	not affected
VirtualCenter	2.5	Windows	not applicable ***
hosted **	any	any	not affected
ESXi	any	ESXi	not applicable
ESX	4.1	ESX	not affected
ESX	4.0	ESX	not affected
ESX	3.5	ESX	not applicable ***

* Only CVE-2012-2733 and CVE-2012-4534 affect vCenter Server 5.1
** Hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.
*** This product uses the Apache Tomcat 5.5 family

Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.

vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1
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Download link:
https://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_1

Release Notes:
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsphere-vcenter-server-51u1-release-notes.html

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3107
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3080
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3079

--------- jre ---------
Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory of October 2012
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html

--------- tomcat ---------
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5885
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5886
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5887
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2733
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4534
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3546
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4431

TechNet: How Active Directory Searches Work
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755809.aspx

2013-04-25 VMSA-2013-0006
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware vSphere 5.1 Update 1 on 2013-04-25.

2013-10-17 VMSA-2012-0006.1
Updated security advisory in conjunction with the release of vSphere 5.0 Update 3 on 2013-10-17 

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