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TITLE:
VMware ESX / ESXi Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31713

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31713/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
VMware ESX Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/10757/
VMware ESXi 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/19561/

DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged a weakness and a vulnerability in VMware ESX
Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose
potentially sensitive information and by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

1) An error in libpng can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS.

For more information:
SA27093

2) The VMware Consolidated Backup(VCB) command-line utilities use the
password as command line argument when invoking other programs. This
can be exploited to disclose the password via e.g. the "ps" command.

Successful exploitation requires access to the service console.

This vulnerability does not affect VMware ESXi 3.5.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches if available. See vendor advisory for details.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
2) Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27093:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27093/

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