CVE-2017-4927 describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server versions 6.5 (prior to U1) and 6.0 (prior to U3c), stemming from improper handling of specially crafted LDAP network packets. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service with low attack complexity. While no active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, < 6.0_u3cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.5, < 6.5_u1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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