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VMSA-2014-0002: VMware vCenter updates to third party libraries

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

10 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

VMware vSphere updates to third party libraries.

Insight

Insight

a. DDoS vulnerability in NTP third party libraries The NTP daemon has a DDoS vulnerability in the handling of thE 'monlist' command. An attacker may send a forged request to a vulnerable NTP server resulting in an amplified response to the intended target of the DDoS attack. b. Update to ESXi glibc package The ESXi glibc package is updated to version glibc-2.5-118.el5_10.2 to resolve a security issue. c. vCenter and Update Manager, Oracle JRE 1.7 Update 45 Oracle JRE is updated to version JRE 1.7 Update 45, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of Oracle JRE.

Affected Software

Affected Software

VMware vCenter Server 5.5 prior 5.5 Update 1.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable build is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Apply the missing patch(es).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)