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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808405-SG: Security Update to the Net-SNMP Package of the Service Console (1005814)

Details

Release Date: 18-Sep-2008
 

Download Size:
2.2MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200808405-SG.zip
md5sum:
df41ff24c3f805958e7f270c5475dc42
Product Versions ESX 3.5
Patch Classification Security
Supersedes None
Requires ESX350-200803214-UG
ESX350-200808408-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required No
Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 288562
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.24
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.24
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.24
Related CVE numbers CVE-2008-0960
CVE-2008-2292

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch fixes the following security issues:

  • A flaw was found in the way Net-SNMP checks an SNMP version 3 packet's Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2008-0960 to this issue.

  • A buffer overflow was found in the Perl bindings for Net-SNMP. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2008-2292 to this issue.

Deployment Considerations

If you are using esxupdate , you must install 2nd-level dependencies before installing this patch. For details, see Patch Installation Using esxupdate Fails Because 2nd-Level Dependency Is Not Installed (KB 1007060).

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://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/ 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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