Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability in VMware vSphere Data Protection and EMC Avamar
CVE-2014-4632

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Vsphere Data Protection
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 February 2015

What is CVE-2014-4632?

VMware vSphere Data Protection and EMC Avamar products suffer from an improper verification process for X.509 certificates in SSL connections with vCenter Server. This flaw enables attackers to execute man-in-the-middle attacks, potentially allowing unauthorized access to backup and restore functionalities by presenting a malicious certificate. Organizations utilizing affected versions are urged to implement the recommended updates or mitigations to secure their data against these risks.

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0002....
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2015-01/01...
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100866
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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