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
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100012 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2017-08-01T16:00:00
Updated: 2017-08-02T09:57:01
Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-4922
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-08-01T16:29:00.320
Modified: 2017-08-03T16:21:09.473
Link: CVE-2017-4922
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE