CVE-2016-5333

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5333
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-31 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-16 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-798

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Vmware Photon Os All 2016-08-14 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Photon OS OVA CVE-2016-5333 Default Key Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
VMSA-2016-0012 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware shipped public key with its Photon OS-for-containers • The Register MISC www.theregister.co.uk Press/Media Coverage
VMware Photon OS Default SSH Public Key Lets Remote Users Access the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
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