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CVE-2017-4927
VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c) does not correctly handle specially crafted LDAP network packets…
High7.5EPSS 2.3%
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- vmware
Description
VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c) does not correctly handle specially crafted LDAP network packets which may allow for remote denial of service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- LDAP denial of service vulnerability
- CWE-90 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-90 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 6.5 prior to 6.5 U1
- affected 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c
References (3)
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0017.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1039759 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 101786 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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