CVE - CVE-2016-5333

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5333	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:92474 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92474 CONFIRM:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0012.html MISC:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/vmware_shipped_public_key_with_its_photon_osforcontainers/ SECTRACK:1036628 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036628
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160607	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160607)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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