SB2018012902 - Remote code execution in VMware vSphere Integrated Containers
Published: January 29, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018012902
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of untrusted data (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4947)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data with 'content-type' set to 'kryo-octet-stream', trigger a deserialization error in Xenon and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.