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CVE-2016-5333 Details

Description

VMware Photos OS OVA 1.0 before 2016-08-14 has a default SSH public key in an authorized_keys file, which allows remote attackers to obtain SSH access by leveraging knowledge of the private key.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92474 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036628 CVE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/vmware_shipped_public_key_with_its_photon_osforcontainers/ CVEPress/Media Coverage
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0012.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92474 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware photon os
<= 1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:photon_os:*:2016-08-14:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5333
NVD Published Date:
Aug 31, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5333 Details - Not Deferred