CVE-2017-4922 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Unprivileged users can access critical information via world-writable temp directories during service restarts in VMware vCenter Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-4922?

CVE-2017-4922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 1 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure issue due to the service startup script using world writable directories as temporary storage for critical information. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to access certain critical information when the service gets restarted.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4922?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Vcenter Server.

How do I fix CVE-2017-4922?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4922 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-4922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Vmware Vcenter Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5vr8-x3cf-hqhj.

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