VMSA-2016-0024.1

vSphere Data Protection (VDP) updates address SSH Key-Based authentication issue

1. Summary

vSphere Data Protection (VDP) updates address SSH key-based authentication issue

2. Relevant Products

• vSphere Data Protection (VDP)
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3. Problem Description

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.

4. Solution

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

vSphere Data Protection 6.1.4  

Downloads and Documentation:  

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=VDP614   https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vdr_pubs.html  

vSphere Data Protection 6.0.5  

Downloads and Documentation:  

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=VDP60_5   https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vdr_pubs.html  

vSphere Data Protection 5.8.x & 5.5.x  

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.

2017-06-06: VMSA-2016-0024.1

Security advisory update in conjunction with the release of vSphere Data Protection 6.0.5 fixes.

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