Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4917
CVE-2017-4917
Description
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.
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Affected products
22cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 21 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.1.x
Patches
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References
3- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98936nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617nvd
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