VMware vCenter Server 6.0/6.5 BlazeDS AMF3 Message deserialization

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A vulnerability was found in VMware vCenter Server 6.0/6.5 (Server Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component BlazeDS. The manipulation as part of a AMF3 Message leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2017. The weakness was released 04/13/2017 by Markus Wulftange as VMSA-2017-0007 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at vmware.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-5641 since 01/29/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99474 (VMware vCenter Server Appliance BlazeDS AMF3 RCE (VMSA-2017-0007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l.

Applying the patch 6.0U3b/6.5c is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99474).

Not Affected

  • VMware vCenter Server 5.5

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 99474
Nessus Name: VMware vCenter Server Appliance BlazeDS AMF3 RCE (VMSA-2017-0007)
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OpenVAS ID: 103917
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2017-0007: VMware vCenter Server updates resolve a remote code execution vulnerability via BlazeDS
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Patch: 6.0U3b/6.5c

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01/29/2017 🔍
04/04/2017 +65 days 🔍
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04/13/2017 +9 days 🔍
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04/19/2017 +3 days 🔍
12/28/2017 +253 days 🔍
11/29/2022 +1797 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2017-0007
Researcher: Markus Wulftange
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5641 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038273
SecurityFocus: 97383 - Apache Flex BlazeDS CVE-2017-5641 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5641 - Apache - Flex Blazeds - High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2017 10:56
Updated: 11/29/2022 14:36
Changes: 04/16/2017 10:56 (80), 08/31/2020 16:06 (6), 11/29/2022 14:36 (4)
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