Description
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.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-14039 | 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
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T14:47:43.203Z
Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-4922
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-01T16:29:00.320
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-4922
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
EUVD