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CVE-2017-4917

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.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 58%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/98936 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038617 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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