CVE-2017-4914 Deserialization in vSphere Data Protection (VDP)
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the VMware vSphere Data Protection appliance due to a deserialization vulnerability.
- 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-2017-4914?
CVE-2017-4914 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP), published on 7 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4914?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Vsphere Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4914?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4914 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2017-4914 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-4914 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8q56-88xv-7qx3.