VMware Releases Security Updates for vCenter Server, vCenter Server Appliance, and ESXi

Original release date: December 05, 2014

VMware has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in vCenter Server, vCenter Server Appliance, and ESXi. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to perform man-in-the-middle or cross-site scripting attacks.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VSMA-2014-0012 and apply the necessary updates.


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CVE-2014-8877 (cm_download_manager)

The alterSearchQuery function in lib/controllers/CmdownloadController.php in the CreativeMinds CM Downloads Manager plugin before 2.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the CMDsearch parameter to cmdownloads/, which is processed by the PHP create_function function.

CVE-2014-7252

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Syslink driver for Texas Instruments OMAP mobile processor, as used on NTT DOCOMO ARROWS Tab LTE F-01D, ARROWS X LTE F-05D, Disney Mobile on docomo F-08D, REGZA Phone T-01D, and PRADA phone by LG L-02D; and SoftBank SHARP handsets 102SH allow local users to execute arbitrary code or read kernel memory via unknown vectors related to userland data and “improper data validation.”