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VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805505-SG: Security Update to the Service Console for unzip

Details

Release Date: 03 JUNE 2008
Document Last Updated: 03 JUNE 2008

 

Download Size: 
144 KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200805505-SG.zip
md5sum:
07af82d9fd97cccb89d9b90c6ecc41c6


Product Versions ESX Server 3.5
Patch Classification Security
Supersedes None
Requires ESX350-200805502-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required No
ESX Server Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 253657
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software unzip
RPMs Included unzip-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm
Related CVE numbers CVE-2008-0888


Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch includes a moderate security update to the service console that fixes a flaw in unzip. An attacker could execute malicious code with a user's privileges if the user ran unzip on a file designed to leverage this flaw.
 
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-0888 to this issue.

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundle listed in the table, above.

Patch Download and Installation

See the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX Server 3.5 hosts.

To update ESX Server 3.5 hosts when not using Update Manager, download the most recent patch bundle from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_35.html and install the bundle using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX Server 3 Patch Management Guide.

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  • KB Article: 1004641
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x