CVE-2015-0660

Cisco Virtual TelePresence Server Software does not properly restrict use of the serial port, which allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands as root by leveraging vSphere controller administrative privileges, aka Bug ID CSCus61123...

VDDK error: 13 - Troubleshooting

Challenge Backup/Replication jobs fail with: VDDK error: 13.You do not have access rights to this file Solution Below is a list of possible solutions to this issue sorted by what transport mode was being used when this error occurred. Note: There are many causes for VDDK 13; this list is not...

VMware vSphere Data Protection Certificate Validation (VMSA-2015-0002)

The version of VMware vSphere Data Protection installed on the remote host is 5.1.x / 5.5.x prior to 5.5.9, or 5.8.x prior to 5.8.1. It is, therefore, affected by a certificate validation vulnerability that allows man-in-the-middle MitM attacks. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc...

Some disks which were excluded in the source backup are included in the replication job settings

Challenge A Replication job utilizing the Replica from Backup feature to source data from a Backup job's restore points fails with the error: Some disks which were excluded in the source backup are included in the replication job settings Cause This error occurs when there are disks that were...

VMware vSphere Data Protection Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

VMWare is a "virtual PC" software that allows you to run two or more Windows, DOS, or Linux systems on a single machine at the same time. A validation security bypass vulnerability exists in the VMware vSphere data protection certificate, which can be exploited by an attacker to perform a...

NEW VMSA-2015-0002 VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a certificate validation vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2015-0002 Synopsis: VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a certificate validation vulnerability. Issue date:...

VMware vSphere Data Protection certificate validation bypass

Insufficient server certificate validation...

Design/Logic Flaw

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 spoo...

CVE-2014-4632

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 spoo...

CVE-2014-4632

Affected products: VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.1, 5.5 before 5.5.9, and 5.8 before 5.8.1; also the EMC Avamar proxy client components (ADS/AVE) 6.x and 7.0.x. Root cause: SSL certificate validation is insufficient; VDP and Avamar proxy fail to properly verify X.509 certificates from vC...

KLA10452 Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in VMware products. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to gain privileges or cause denial of service. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities 1. Vectors related to file write can be exploited locally; 2. Improper input validation...

How to manually remove restore points from a VMware Replica

Purpose This article documents how to remove restore points from a Veeam Backup & Replication replica in a vSphere environment. The replica must be in a state where: the latest run was successful the job is not currently running failover is not currently active. Solution Remove old restore points...

NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2014-0012 Synopsis: VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities Issue date: 2014-12-04 Updated on: 2014-12-04...

VMware vSphere multiple security vulnerabilities

Crossite scripting, certificate validation issues, vulnerabilities in 3rd party packages...

VMSA-2014-0012 : VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities

a. VMware vCSA cross-site scripting vulnerability VMware vCenter Server Appliance vCSA contains a vulnerability that may allow for Cross Site Scripting. Exploitation of this vulnerability in vCenter Server requires tricking a user to click on a malicious link or to open a malicious web page. VMwa...

VMSA-2014-0012:VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities

VMSA-2014-0012.1 VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities VMware Security Advisory VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2014-0012.1 VMware Security Advisory Synopsis: VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities VMware Security Advisory Issue date:...

VMware vSphere Replication Bash Environment Variable Command Injection Vulnerability (VMSA-2014-0010) (Shellshock)

The VMware vSphere Replication installed on the remote host is version 5.1.x prior to 5.1.2.2, 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1.3, 5.6.x prior to 5.6.0.2, or 5.8.x prior to 5.8.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a command injection vulnerability in GNU Bash known as Shellshock, which is due to the processing...

Veeam doesn't clean up temporary datastore in vSphere after restore from NetApp storage snapshot

Challenge After completing one of the restore options available for NetApp storage snapshot, you may notice that the temporary datastore under the name "snap--" is still mounted on the ESXi hosts with inactive status. See the screenshot below for an example: After a manual rescan of the storage...

VMSA-2014-0011:VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a CRITICAL information disclosure vulnerability.

VMSA-2014-0011 VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a critical information disclosure vulnerability. VMware Security Advisory VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2014-0011 VMware Security Advisory Synopsis: VMware vSphere Data Protection product update addresses a critic...

VMware vSphere Replication Multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2014-0006)

The VMware vSphere Replication installed on the remote host is version 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1.1, or else it is version 5.6.x. It is, therefore, affected by the following OpenSSL related vulnerabilities : - An error exists in the function 'ssl3readbytes' that could allow data to be injected into oth...