VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-4914
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 8.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.83% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- vmware/vsphere data protection
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42152/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42152/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.