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TITLE:
VMware ESX Server update for ed

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34079

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34079/

DESCRIPTION:
VMware has issued an  update for VMware ESX Server. This fixes a
security issue, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The security issue is caused due to an error in ed within the
"strip_escapes()" function in signal.c when processing overly long
filenames. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer
overflow by passing a specially crafted filename to the application.

SOLUTION:
ESX 2.5.5:
Apply Upgrade Patch 12 Build 142709.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/esx/esx-2.5.5-142709-upgrade.tar.gz

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Originally reported by Alfredo Ortega, Core Security Technologies.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0003.html

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