# 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 Ava

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-02-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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 spoof servers, and bypass intended backup and restore access restrictions, via a crafted certificate.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0002.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2015-01/0154.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100866
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031664

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