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VMSA-2016-0020:vRealize Operations update addresses REST API deserialization vulnerability

Product/Component

VMware

0 more products

Notification Id

23498

Last Updated

13 November 2016

Initial Publication Date

13 November 2016

Status

CLOSED

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score

WorkAround

Affected CVE

CVE-2016-7462

VMSA-2016-0020

vRealize Operations update addresses REST API deserialization vulnerability.

VMware Security Advisory

VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID:

VMSA-2016-0020

VMware Security Advisory Severity:

Important

VMware Security Advisory Synopsis:

vRealize Operations update addresses REST API deserialization vulnerability

VMware Security Advisory Issue date:

2016-11-15

VMware Security Advisory Updated on:

2016-11-15 (Initial Advisory)

VMware Security Advisory CVE numbers:

CVE-2016-7462

1. Summary

vRealize Operations update addresses REST API deserialization vulnerability.

2. Relevant Products

vRealize Operations

3. Problem Description

a. vRealize Operations REST API deserialization vulnerability

vRealize Operations contains a deserialization vulnerability in its REST API implementation. This issue may result in a Denial of Service as it allows for writing of files with arbitrary content and moving existing files into certain folders. The name format of the destination files is predefined and their names cannot be chosen. Overwriting files is not feasible.

VMware would like to thank Jacob Baines of Tenable Network Security for reporting this issue to us.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-7462 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

Product Version

Running on

Severity

Replace with/ Apply Patch

Mitigation/ Workaround

VMware ProductvRealize Operations

Product Version6.x

Running on Any

SeverityImportant

Replace with/ Apply Patch6.4.0

Mitigation/ WorkaroundNone

VMware ProductvRealize Operations

Product Version5.x

Running on Any

SeverityN/A

Replace with/ Apply PatchNot affected

Mitigation/ WorkaroundN/A

4. Solution

Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.

vRealize Operations
Downloads and Documentation:
https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_management/vmware_vrealize_operations/6_4