NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities

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               VMware Security Advisory

Advisory ID: VMSA-2014-0012
Synopsis: VMware vSphere product updates address security
vulnerabilities
Issue date: 2014-12-04
Updated on: 2014-12-04 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2014-3797, CVE-2014-8371, CVE-2013-2877, CVE-2014-0191,
CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2014-0138, CVE-2013-1752 and
CVE-2013-4238

1. Summary

   VMware vSphere product updates address a Cross Site Scripting issue,
   a certificate validation issue and security vulnerabilities in
   third-party libraries.

2. Relevant releases

   VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Prior to Update 3

   VMware vCenter Server 5.5 prior to Update 2
   VMware vCenter Server 5.1 prior to Update 3
   VMware vCenter Server 5.0 prior to Update 3c

   VMware ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201412101-SG

3. Problem Description

   a. VMware vCSA cross-site scripting vulnerability

   VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) contains a vulnerability
   that may allow for Cross Site Scripting. Exploitation of this
   vulnerability in vCenter Server requires tricking a user to click
   on a malicious link or to open a malicious web page while they are
   logged in into vCenter.

   VMware would like to thank Tanya Secker of Trustwave SpiderLabs for
   reporting this issue to us.

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
   has assigned the name CVE-2014-3797 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 5.5 any Not Affected
   vCSA 5.1 any 5.1 Update 3
   vCSA 5.0 any Not Affected

   b. vCenter Server certificate validation issue

   vCenter Server does not properly validate the presented certificate
   when establishing a connection to a CIM Server residing on an ESXi
   host. This may allow for a Man-in-the-middle attack against the CIM
   service.

   VMware would like to thank The Google Security Team for reporting
   this issue to us.

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
   has assigned the identifier CVE-2014-8371 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 5.5 any 5.5 Update 2
   vCenter Server 5.1 any 5.1 Update 3
   vCenter Server 5.0 any 5.0 Update 3c

c. Update to ESXi libxml2 package

 libxml2 is updated to address multiple security issues. 

 The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project 
 (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-2877 and
 CVE-2014-0191 to these issues. 

 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
 =============  =======    =======   =================
 ESXi           5.5        any       Patch Pending
 ESXi           5.1        any       ESXi510-201412101-SG
 ESXi           5.0        any       No patch planned

d. Update to ESXi Curl package

 Curl is updated to address multiple security issues. 

 The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project 
 (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2014-0015 and 
 CVE-2014-0138 to these issues. 

 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
 =========  =======	=======   =================
 ESXi       5.5     any       Patch Pending
 ESXi       5.1     any       ESXi510-201412101-SG
 ESXi       5.0     any       No patch planned

e. Update to ESXi Python package

 Python is updated to address multiple security issues. 

 The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project 
 (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-1752 and 
 CVE-2013-4238 to these issues. 

 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
 =============  =======  =======   =================
 ESXi           5.5      any       Patch Pending
 ESXi           5.1      any       ESXi510-201412101-SG
 ESXi           5.0      any       Patch Pending

f. vCenter and Update Manager, Oracle JRE 1.6 Update 81

 Oracle has documented the CVE identifiers that are addressed in 
 JRE 1.6.0 update 81 in the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update
 Advisory of July 2014. The References section provides a link to
 this advisory. 

 VMware                 Product  Running  Replace with/
 Product                Version  on       Apply Patch
 =============          =======  =======  =================
 vCenter Server         5.5      any      not applicable *
 vCenter Server         5.1      any      5.1 Update 3
 vCenter Server         5.0      any      patch pending
 vCenter Update Manager 5.5      any      not applicable *
 vCenter Update Manager 5.1      any      5.1 Update 3
 vCenter Update Manager 5.0      any      patch pending

 * this product uses the Oracle JRE 1.7.0 family

4. Solution

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

   vCSA 5.1 Update 3, vCenter Server 5.1 Update 3 and Update Manager 5.1
   Update 3

   Downloads and Documentation:
   https://www.vmware.com/go/download-vsphere

   ESXi 5.1

   File: update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update03.zip.zip
   md5sum: b3fd3549b59c6c59c04bfd09b08c6edf
   sha1sum: 02139101fe205894774caac02820f6ea8416fb8b
   http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2086288
   update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update03 contains ESXi510-201412101-SG

5. References

   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3797
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8371
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2877
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0191
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0015
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0138
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1752
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4238

   JRE
   Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory of July 2014

   http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-
   1972956.html

6. Change log

   2014-12-04 VMSA-2014-0012
   Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware
   vCSA 5.1 Update 3, vCenter Server 5.1 Update 3 and ESXi 5.1 Patches
   released on 2014-12-04.

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