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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2015-5177 (VMSA-2015-0007)

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VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2015-5177 (VMSA-2015-0007)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/22/2017
Created
08/29/2022
Added
07/25/2022
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest

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