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VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805506-SG: Security Update to the Service Console for Tcl/Tk

Details

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

 

Download Size:
704 KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200805506-SG.zip
md5sum:
af279eef8fdeddb7808630da1ae717b1
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 252722
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software Tcl/Tk
RPMs Included

tcl-8.3.5-92.i386.rpm

Related CVE numbers CVE-2007-4772
CVE-2007-5378
CVE-2008-0553

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch fixes issues in the Tcl/Tk package that is included in the ESX Server service console. 
 
Tcl (Tool Command Language) is an open source programming language that is suitable for a very wide range of uses, including Web and desktop applications, networking, administration, testing, and many more.

Tk is the standard GUI not only for Tcl, but for many other dynamic languages, and can produce rich, native applications that run unchanged across Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and more.
 
The following issues are fixed in this patch bundle:
  • Tk's GIF image handling contained an input validation flaw which could allow a malicious user to alter a GIF file in a way that leveraged this flaw to initiate a buffer overflow and cause a crash or, potentially, execute code with the privileges of the application using the Tk graphical toolkit.

    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-0553 to this issue.
  • Tk's animated GIF image handling contained a buffer overflow flaw in which an animated GIF containing an initial image smaller than subsequent images could cause a crash or, potentially, execute code with the privileges of the application using the Tk library.

    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2007-5378 to this issue.    
  • The Tcl regular expression handling engine contained a flaw, which was first discovered in the Tcl regular expression engine used in the PostgreSQL database server, that resulted in an infinite loop when processing certain regular expressions.

    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2007-4772 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.

Keywords

esx35p04

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  • KB Article: 1004642
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
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  • Product Versions:
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