Deserializatoin of untrusted data in vCenter Server - CVE-2017-5641
Published: April 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6303
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5641
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
vCenter Server
vCenter Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the use of BlazeDS to process AMF3 messages within Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) functionality. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system when deserializing an untrusted Java object.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5641
Install update 6.0U3b or 6.5c.