SB2017111006 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter Server
Published: November 10, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111006
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4927)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted LDAP packets and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4928)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted POST requests via the Flash-based vSphere Web Client to trigger a URL validation flaw and conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) and carriage return line feed (CRLF) injection attacks to gain access to arbitrary data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.