PT-2017-2752 · Vmware · Vmware Vsphere Data Protection

Kelly Correll · Published 2017-06-06 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2017-4914

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vSphere Data Protection versions 5.5.x through 6.1.x

Description The issue is caused by a deserialization problem in the virtual machine backup tool. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.

Recommendations For versions 5.5.x through 6.1.x, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-502

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02001

CVE-2017-4914

Affected Products

Vmware Vsphere Data Protection

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42152 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02001 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4914 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4914 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038617 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98939 · Note