Information disclosure in VMware Content Locker - CVE-2018-6976

 

Information disclosure in VMware Content Locker - CVE-2018-6976

Published: September 5, 2018 / Updated: September 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14643
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6976
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper data protection in the SQLite database. A local attacker can gain access to unencrypted filenames and associated metadata in SQLite database for the Content Locker.


Affected software

VMware Content Locker

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6976

Update to version 4.14.

VMware Content Locker - update to 4.14

External References

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