CVE-2014-4632 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof vCenter servers by bypassing X.509 certificate verification, allowing unauthorized access to backup and restore functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4632?
CVE-2014-4632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1, 5.5 before 5.5.9, and 5.8 before 5.8.1 and the proxy client in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) 6.x and 7.0.x do not properly verify X.509 certificates from vCenter Server SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers, and bypass intended backup and restore access restrictions, via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Vsphere Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4632?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-4632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgg6-7q2q-mcm5.