CVE-2017-4917 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Demo Examples

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

CWE-327

These code examples use the Data Encryption Standard (DES).


               
EVP_des_ecb();

               
des.initEncrypt(key2);

               
}
return $encryptedPassword;

Once considered a strong algorithm, DES now regarded as insufficient for many applications. It has been replaced by Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

Overview

Type

VMware vSphere Data Protection

First reported 7 years ago

2017-06-07 17:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.5.5

5.5.5

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.5.6

5.5.6

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.5.7

5.5.7

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.5.8

5.5.8

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.5.9

5.5.9

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.5.10

5.5.10

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.5.11

5.5.11

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.8.0

5.8.0

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.8.1

5.8.1

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.8.2

5.8.2

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.8.3

5.8.3

VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.8.4

5.8.4

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.0.0

6.0.0

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.0.1

6.0.1

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.0.2

6.0.2

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.0.3

6.0.3

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.0.4

6.0.4

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.1.0

6.1.0

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.1.1

6.1.1

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.1.2

6.1.2

VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.1.3

6.1.3

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