VMware Security Advisories
VMSA-2017-0007
VMware vCenter Server updates resolve a remote code execution vulnerability via BlazeDS
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware vCenter Server updates resolve a remote code execution vulnerability via BlazeDS
2. Relevant Products
- VMware vCenter Server
3. Problem Description
Remote code execution vulnerability via BlazeDS
VMware vCenter Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to the use of BlazeDS to process AMF3 messages. This issue may be exploited to execute arbitrary code when deserializing an untrusted Java object.
Note: The issue is present in the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) opt-in UI. If a customer has opted out of CEIP, the vulnerability is still present. Also, opting out will not remove the vulnerability.
The table below lists the versions of vCenter Server that have a fix for the issue. It also lists the VMware Knowledge Base articles that document a workaround that removes the vulnerability.
VMware would like to thank Markus Wulftange of Code White GmbH for reporting this issue to us.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2017-5641 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
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware vCenter Server 6.5c
Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VC650C&productId=618&rPId=15826
Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html
VMware vCenter Server 6.0U3b
Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VC60U3B&productId=491&rPId=15722
Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-6-pubs.html
6. Change log
2017-04-13 VMSA-2017-0007
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware vCenter Server 6.5c and 6.0U3b on 2017-04-13.
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