CVE-2016-5333

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Photon Os
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2016

Summary

VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036628
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92474
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0012....
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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