VMSA-2016-0015:VMware Horizon View updates address directory traversal vulnerability
VMSA-2016-0015
VMware Horizon View updates address directory traversal vulnerability
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware Horizon View updates address directory traversal vulnerability.
2. Relevant Products
- VMware Horizon View
3. Problem Description
VMware Horizon View updates address directory traversal vulnerability
VMware Horizon View contains a vulnerability that may allow for a directory traversal on the Horizon View Connection Server. Exploitation of this issue may lead to a partial information disclosure.
VMware would like to thank Mike Arnold (Bruk0ut) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-7087 to this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch
Workaround
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware Horizon View 7.0.1
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon/7_0
VMware Horizon View 6.2.3
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon/6_2
VMware Horizon View 5.3.7
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon_with_view/5_3
6. Change log
2016-10-06 VMSA-2016-0015 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware Horizon View 5.3.7 on 2016-10-06.
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