CVE-2017-4914

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.

• CWE-502

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42152/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42152/

Published

Jun 7, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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