VMSA-2016-0020

vRealize Operations update addresses REST API deserialization vulnerability.

VMware Security Advisory
 
VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID:
 VMSA-2016-0020
VMware Security Advisory Severity:
 Important
VMware Security Advisory Synopsis:
 vRealize Operations update addresses REST API deserialization vulnerability
VMware Security Advisory Issue date:
 2016-11-15
VMware Security Advisory Updated on:
 2016-11-15 (Initial Advisory)
VMware Security Advisory CVE numbers:
 CVE-2016-7462
 
1. Summary

vRealize Operations update addresses REST API deserialization vulnerability.

 
2. Relevant Products
  • vRealize Operations
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3. Problem Description

a. vRealize Operations REST API deserialization vulnerability

 

vRealize Operations contains a deserialization vulnerability in its REST API implementation. This issue may result in a Denial of Service as it allows for writing of files with arbitrary content   and moving existing files into certain folders. The name format of the destination files is predefined and their names cannot be  chosen. Overwriting files is not feasible.  

 

VMware would like to thank Jacob Baines of Tenable Network Security for reporting this issue to us.  

 

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-7462 to this issue.  

 

Column 5 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
Severity
Replace with/ Apply Patch
Mitigation/ Workaround
VMware Product vRealize Operations
Product Version 6.x
Running on Any
Severity Important
Replace with/ Apply Patch 6.4.0
Mitigation/ Workaround None
VMware Product vRealize Operations
Product Version 5.x
Running on Any
Severity N/A
Replace with/ Apply Patch Not affected
Mitigation/ Workaround N/A

 

 

4. Solution

 

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

vRealize Operations
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_management/vmware_vrealize_operations/6_4

 

6. Change log

 

2016-11-15 VMSA-2016-0020  

Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of  vRealize Operations 6.4 on 2016-11-15.

 

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