CVE-2014-4632: vmware vsphere_data_protection Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4632 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in vmware vsphere_data_protection. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-02-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1, 5.5 before 5.5.9, and 5.8 before 5.8.1 and the proxy client in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) 6.x and 7.0.x do not properly verify X.509 certificates from vCenter Server SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers, and bypass intended backup and restore access restrictions, via a crafted certificate.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.