Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4922
CVE-2017-4922
Description
VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure issue due to the service startup script using world writable directories as temporary storage for critical information. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to access certain critical information when the service gets restarted.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
3- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100012nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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