cve-2017-4922
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-08-01 16:00
Modified
2024-08-05 14:47
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100012Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100012Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
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