==================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2016/VULN419 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 21/12/2016 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S): / OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Systems running vSphere Data Protection versions 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, 5.5.x. ===================================================================== http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0024.html ____________________________________________________________________ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2016-0024 Severity: Critical Synopsis: vSphere Data Protection (VDP) updates address SSH Key-Based authentication issue Issue date: 2016-12-20 Updated on: 2016-12-20 (Initial Advisory) CVE number: CVE-2016-7456 1. Summary vSphere Data Protection (VDP) updates address SSH key-based authentication issue 2. Relevant Products vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 3. Problem Description a. VDP SSH key-based authentication issue VDP contains a private SSH key with a known password that is configured to allow key-based authentication. Exploitation of this issue may allow an unauthorized remote attacker to log into the appliance with root privileges. VMware would like to thank Marc Ströbel aka phroxvs from HvS-Consulting for reporting this issue to VMware. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-7456 to this issue. Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Mitigation/ Product Version on Severity Apply Patch Workaround ========== ========= ======= ======== ================ ========== VDP 6.1.x VA Critical KB2147069 None VDP 6.0.x VA Critical KB2147069 None VDP 5.8.x VA Critical KB2147069 None VDP 5.5.x VA Critical KB2147069 None 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file. vSphere Data Protection Downloads and Documentation: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2147069 5. References http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7456 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Change log 2016-12-20: VMSA-2016-0024 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of vSphere Data Protection updates on 2016-12-20. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Contact E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements: http://lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists: security-announce@lists.vmware.com bugtraq@securityfocus.com fulldisclosure@seclists.org E-mail: security at vmware.com PGP key at: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055 VMware Security Advisories http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories VMware Security Response Policy https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html VMware Lifecycle Support Phases https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle.html Twitter https://twitter.com/VMwareSRC Copyright 2016 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. ========================================================== Serveur de référence du CERT-Renater https://services.renater.fr/ssi/ ========================================================== + CERT-RENATER | tel : 01-53-94-20-44 + + 23 - 25 Rue Daviel | fax : 01-53-94-20-41 + + 75013 Paris | email: cert@support.renater.fr + ==========================================================