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ID CVE-2016-7458
Summary VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.0 (as of 28-07-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-611
CAPEC
  • XML External Entities Blowup
    This attack takes advantage of the entity replacement property of XML where the value of the replacement is a URI. A well-crafted XML document could have the entity refer to a URI that consumes a large amount of resources to create a denial of service condition. This can cause the system to either freeze, crash, or execute arbitrary code depending on the URI.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL NONE NONE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
refmap via4
bid 94483
confirm http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html
sectrack 1037328
Last major update 28-07-2017 - 01:29
Published 29-12-2016 - 09:59
Last modified 28-07-2017 - 01:29
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