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CVE-2017-4922

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure issue due to the service startup script using world writable directories as temporary storage for critical information. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to access certain critical information when the service gets restarted.

Published

2017-08-01T16:29:00.320

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	vcenter_server	6.5	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100012 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100012 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)