Solomonster

If you don't use a piece of software called VMWare, then you're not going to want to read the rest of this. If you DO use VMWare, then perhaps you've heard about the newly announced vulnerability that's got the technology media all in a tizzy (maybe it just seems that way because I'm concerned about it!) exposing access via VMWare's shared folders.

Wait! Don't go away! This is where it gets ANNOYING! I've read at least half a dozen articles on this hole and only just today did I decide to go and take a look at the vendor's web site for news on how I can protect my servers from this thing. I'd like to paste in a portion of their warning, the part telling us which products are affected:

Vulnerable packages

All versions of VMware's desktop products that include the Shared Folders feature up to:

• VMWare Workstation 6.0.2
• VMWare Workstation 5.5.4
• VMWare Player 2.0.2
• VMWare Player 1.0.4
• VMWare ACE 2.0.2
• VMWare ACE 1.0.2

Non-vulnerable packages

• VMWare ESX
• VMWare Server

Now, the media articles I've been reading are all, "VMWare-this..." and "VMWare-that...", when the more accurate finger would be pointing at "VMWare Workstation-this..." and "VMWare Player that..."

Enterprises use ESX server. Smaller companies and individuals, for the most part, use the free VMWare Server.

Tech Media: Why are you frightening us with lumping in Server and ESX with the vulnerable products???