CVE-2015-2342 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.

Published: 2015-10-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 92.0% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.92031.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455
https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Vcenter Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-10-12T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:10:16.151Z

Reserved: 2015-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2342

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-12T10:59:01.633

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-2342

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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