#VU9170 Denial of service in vCenter Server - CVE-2017-4927
Published: November 10, 2017 / Updated: November 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9170
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4927
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
vCenter Server
vCenter Server
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
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.
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.
Remediation
Update to version 6.0 U3c, 6.5 U1.