VMSA-2010-0012 VMware vCenter Update Manager fix for Jetty Web server addresses important security vulnerabilities

[VMware Security Team <security () vmware com>]

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                  VMware Security Advisory

Advisory ID:       VMSA-2010-0012
Synopsis:          VMware vCenter Update Manager fix for Jetty Web
                  server addresses important security vulnerabilities
Issue date:        2010-07-19
Updated on:        2010-07-19 (initial release of advisory)
CVE numbers:       CVE-2009-1523 CVE-2009-1524
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1. Summary

   VMware vCenter Update Manager fix for Jetty Web server addresses
   important security vulnerabilities.

2. Relevant releases

   VMware vCenter Update Manager 1.0
   VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0
   VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.1

3. Problem Description

a. VMware vCenter Update Manager Jetty Web server vulnerabilities

   VMware vCenter Update Manager is an automated patch management
   solution for VMware ESX hosts and Microsoft virtual machines. Update
   Manager embeds the Jetty Web server which is a third party
   component.

   The default version of the Jetty Web server in Update Manager is
   version 6.1.6 for which the following relevant vulnerabilities are
   reported.

   A directory traversal vulnerability in Jetty allows for obtaining
   files from the system where Update Manager is installed by a remote,
   unauthenticated attacker. The attacker would need to be on the same
   network as the system where Update Manager is installed.

   A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jetty allows for running
   JavaScript in the browser of the user who clicks a URL containing a
   malicious request to Update Manager. For an attack to be successful
   the attacker would need to lure the user into clicking the malicious
   URL.

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
   assigned the names CVE-2009-1523 and CVE-2009-1524 to these issues.

   VMware would like to thank Claudio Criscione of Secure Network for
   reporting these issues to us.

   Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to
   remediate the vulnerabilities in each release, if a solution is
   available.  

   VMware           Product  Running  Replace with/
   Product          Version  on       Apply Patch
   ==============   =======  =======  =================
   Update Manager       1.0  Windows  Update Manager fix for Jetty *
   Update Manager       4.0  Windows  Update Manager fix for Jetty *
   Update Manager       4.1  Windows  Update Manager fix for Jetty *

   * Refer to VMware Knowledge Base article 1023962

4. Solution

  Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version
  and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file.

  VMware vCenter Update Manager
  -----------------------------
  Update Manager fix for Jetty
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1023962   

5. References

  CVE numbers
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1523
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1524

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6. Change log

2010-07-19  VMSA-2010-0012
Initial security advisory after release of VMware vCenter Update Manager
security fix for the Jetty Web server on 2010-07-19.

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