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
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
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cve-icon 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

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-08-01T16:29:00.320

Modified: 2017-08-03T16:21:09.473


Link: CVE-2017-4922

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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