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Reference: CERT-EU Security Advisory 2012-0144

Title: VMware View Server directory traversal [1]

Version history:
14.12.2012 Initial publication

Summary
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VMware View releases address a critical directory traversal vulnerability in the View Connection Server and View Security Server.

CVE-2012-5978 [2]

Vulnerable systems
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VMware View 5.x prior to version 5.1.2   

VMware View 4.x prior to version 4.6.2
      

Original Details
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VMware View Server directory traversal

VMware View contains a critical directory traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from affected View Servers. Exploitation of this issue may expose sensitive information stored on the server.

Workarounds

This vulnerability affects both the View Connection Server and the View Security Server; VMware recommends that customers immediately update both servers to a fixed version of View.

Customers who are unable to immediately update their View Servers should consider the following options:

	Disable Security Server

	Disabling the Security Server will prevent exploitation of this vulnerability over untrusted remote networks. To restore functionality 		for remote users, allow them to connect to the Connection Server via a VPN.

	Block directory traversal attempts

	It may be possible to prevent exploitation of this issue by blocking directory traversal attacks with an intrusion protection system or 	application layer firewall.

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
     ======== 	======= 	======= 	=================
	View 	5.x 		Windows 	View 5.1.2
	View 	4.x 		Windows 	View 4.6.2

What can you do?
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View 5.1.2

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http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_downloads/vmware_view/5_1

Release Notes
https://www.vmware.com/support/view51/doc/view-512-release-notes.html

VMware View Connection Server (32-bit)
VMware-viewconnectionserver-5.1.2-912971.exe
md5sum: 966d158be1d14268f9ef5623e0572691
sha1sum: 39e3a9205516488743df361e086faa59387e039e

VMware View Connection Server (64-bit)
VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-5.1.2-912971.exe
md5sum: c4f791d3d141032cd88b9075e9680b90
sha1sum: 8866e3abae8059264672b1a8ff23a8372f620b1d
      

View 4.6.2

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http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_downloads/vmware_view/4_6

Release Notes
https://www.vmware.com/support/view46/doc/view-462-release-notes.html

VMware View Connection Server (32-bit)
VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.6.2-916912.exe
md5sum: 77ec27c0514afa179a62ecee410231a4
sha1sum: 7f5219d833366429777f5bd79323d03ccbea5b71

VMware View Connection Server (64-bit)
VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-4.6.2-916912.exe
md5sum: d18de68abdb4fc52e3be65c5eca4e78b
sha1sum: 61add81d978e8a3e68fbe64e3fdc9a6b00c


What to tell your users?
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N/A

More information
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[1] http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0017.html
[2] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5978


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