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VPR Score: 7.4
Synopsis
The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.
Description
I Security Issues
a. OpenSSL Binaries Updated
This fix updates the third-party OpenSSL library.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-3108 and CVE-2007-5135 to the issues addressed by this update.
II Service Console rpm updates
a. net-snmp Security update
This fix upgrades the service console rpm for net-snmp to version net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.24.
Note: this update is relevant for ESX 3.0.3. The initial advisory incorrectly stated that this update was present in ESX 3.0.3 when it was released on August 8, 2008.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2008-2292 and CVE-2008-0960 to the issues addressed in net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.24.
b. perl Security update
This fix upgrades the service console rpm for perl to version perl-5.8.0-98.EL3.
Note: this update is relevant for ESX 3.0.3. The initial advisory incorrectly stated that this update was present in ESX 3.0.3 when it was released on August 8, 2008.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-1927 to the issue addressed in perl-5.8.0-98.EL3.
Solution
Apply the missing patches.