VMSA-2014-0011

VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a critical information disclosure vulnerability.

VMware Security Advisory
 
VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID:
VMSA-2014-0011
VMware Security Advisory Synopsis:
VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a critical information disclosure vulnerability.
VMware Security Advisory Issue date:
2014-10-22
VMware Security Advisory Updated on:
2014-10-22 (Initial Advisory)
VMware Security Advisory CVE numbers:

CVE-2014-4624
1. Summary

VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a critical information disclosure vulnerability.

 
2. Relevant releases

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.5 prior to 5.5.7

 

3. Problem Description

a. VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote user to retrieve sensitive account credentials from the affected VDP server using Java API calls. No authentication to the VDP server is required for this potential attack. Exposed information includes MCUser and GSAN account passwords of all grid systems that are being monitored in VPD Enterprise Manager.


VMware would like to thank Jakub Mleczko from the Orange Poland security team for reporting this issue to EMC and the EMC Product Security Response Center for working with us on the issue.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2014-4624 to this issue.

 

Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.

VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Replace with/ Apply Patch
VMware Product VDP 
Product Version 5.8
Running on any
Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected
VMware Product VDP
Product Version 5.5
Running on any
Replace with/ Apply Patch 5.5.7
VMware Product VDP
Product Version 5.1
Running on any
Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected
4. Solution

Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.

VMware vSphere Data Protection
Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=375&downloadGroup=VDPADV55_7

Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/support/vdr/doc/vdp_557_releasenotes.html

5. References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4624

 
6. Change log

2014-10-22 VMSA-2014-0011
Initial security advisory for VDP 5.5.7 which was on released on 2014-10-09.

 

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  • fulldisclosure at seclists.org

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