Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-3733 is a directory traversal flaw in older VMware Server, ESXi, and ESX releases. A remote attacker could read arbitrary files from affected systems. For a virtualization host, file disclosure can expose credentials, configuration, and operational data. The supplied sources do not show active exploitation. Exposure is most likely in legacy VMware Server on Linux and old ESX/ESXi 3.x environments that were never patched or decommissioned. Modern VMware platforms are not identified in the supplied sources. Prioritize remediation if legacy VMware hosts remain in production or hold sensitive workloads. The issue affects old platforms, but arbitrary host file disclosure can create serious downstream risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VMware Server to the fixed builds named in the advisory.; Apply the relevant ESX or ESXi patches from VMware VMSA-2009-0015.; Remove or isolate unsupported VMware Server and ESX/ESXi 3.x systems..
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- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7822CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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