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TITLE:
VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46529

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-10-29

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DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged multiple vulnerabilities in VMware ESX
Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose
potentially sensitive information, by malicious users to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service), and by malicious people to disclose potentially
sensitive information, manipulate certain data, bypass certain
security restrictions, conduct spoofing attacks, conduct DNS cache
poisoning attacks, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a
vulnerable system.

1) An error exists in the bundled version of the OpenSSL library.

For more information:
SA42473

2) An error exists in the bundled version of the libuser library.

For more information:
SA42891

3) Two errors exist in the bundled version of the NSS library.

For more information see vulnerabilities #7 and #10:
SA41244

4) Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the bundled version of Sun Java
JRE.

For more information:
SA39762
SA41791
SA43262
SA44784

5) An integer overflow error exists in the bundled version of
sblim-sfcb.

For more information:
SA40018

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches where available (please see the vendor's advisory for
details).

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMware (VMSA-2011-0013):
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000149.html

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