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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0796 -- [Win]
Updated VirtualCenter addresses User Account Disclosure Vulnerability
13 August 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VirtualCenter 2.5 previous to Update 2
VirutalCenter 2.0.2 previous to Update 5
Publisher: VMware
Operating System: Windows
Impact: Access Confidential Data
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2008-3514
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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
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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
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.
VMware Product Running Replace with/
Product Version on Apply Patch
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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 ESX 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
http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do?downloadGroup=VC250U2
DVD iso image
md5sum: 83de404fa073bc1fde9acd080f21e688
Zip file
md5sum: 3297f1e47c6b018ac8190f11bd022d5b
Release Notes
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html
VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 build 104182
http://www.vmware.com/downloads/download.do?downloadGroup=VC202U5
DVD iso image
md5sum: 5fee5d2d97b482e0d0cb47da7d8e7c34
Zip file
md5sum: cd468aab309745c12ee5516652aafbcb
Release Notes
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html
5. References
CVE numbers
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3514
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6. Change log
2008-08-12 VMSA-2008-0012
Initial release following release of VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5
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7. Contact
E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements:
http://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: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
VMware Security Center
http://www.vmware.com/security
VMware security response policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html
General support life cycle policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos.html
VMware Infrastructure support life cycle policy
http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos_vi.html
Copyright 2008 VMware Inc. All rights reserved.
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