CVE-2017-4927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c) does not correctly handle specially crafted LDAP network packets which may allow for remote denial of service.

Published: 2017-11-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

VMware

vCenter Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.5 prior to 6.5 U1`	affected	—
`6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14044	VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c) does not correctly handle specially crafted LDAP network packets which may allow for remote denial of service.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0142.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101786
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039759
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0017.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Vcenter Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2017-11-17T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:00:47.903Z

Reserved: 2016-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-4927

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-17T14:29:00.450

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-4927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-90

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