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CVE-2017-4917

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Publication date:
07/06/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

Description

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.80 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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