VMware vSphere Data Protection Certificate Validation (VMSA-2015-0002)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81315

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Synopsis

The remote host has a virtualization appliance installed that is affected by a certificate validation vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware vSphere Data Protection installed on the remote host is 5.1.x / 5.5.x prior to 5.5.9, or 5.8.x prior to 5.8.1. It is, therefore, affected by a certificate validation vulnerability that allows man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.5.9 / 5.8.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81315

File Name: vmware_vsphere_data_protection_vmsa-2015-0002.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/12/2015

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection

Required KB Items: Host/vSphere Data Protection/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4632

BID: 72367

VMSA: 2015-0002

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