Vulnerability CVE-2017-4917
Published: 2017-06-07

Description:
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.

Type:

CWE-327

 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Vmware -> Vsphere data protection 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98936
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.html
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