CVE-2017-4914

CVE	CVE-2017-4914
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	vmware
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2017-06-07 17:29:00 UTC
Updated	2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
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.

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-502 | Remote Command Execution

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.0	[email protected]	Primary	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	7.5		`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.1	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.10	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.11	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.5	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.6	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.7	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.8	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.5.9	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.8.0	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.8.1	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.8.2	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.8.3	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	5.8.4	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.0.0	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.0.1	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.0.2	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.0.3	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.0.4	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.1.0	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.1.1	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.1.2	All	All	All
Application	Vmware	Vsphere Data Protection	6.1.3	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	VMware	VSphere Data Protection VDP	affected 6.1.x	Not specified
CNA	VMware	VSphere Data Protection VDP	affected 6.0.x	Not specified
CNA	VMware	VSphere Data Protection VDP	affected 5.8.x	Not specified
CNA	VMware	VSphere Data Protection VDP	affected 5.5.x	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
VMware vSphere Data Protection Java Deserialization Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Password Encryption Method Lets Local Users Obtain Plaintext Passwords - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com
VMware vSphere Data Protection CVE-2017-4914 Command Execution Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2017-0010	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.vmware.com	Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.x/6.x - Java Deserialization - Multiple remote Exploit	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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