CVE-2015-2342

View on CVE.org

Published Oct 12, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 89.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 89.0% (89.048% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455
https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vmware Vcenter Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 12, 2015, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:10 AM
Reserved: Mar 18, 2015, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment No data

No data.

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 12, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2018-08-11T09:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "20151001 CVE-2015-2342 VMware vCenter Remote Code Execution", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_FULLDISC"], "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1"}, {"name": "1033720", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455"}, {"name": "76930", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2015-2342", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "20151001 CVE-2015-2342 VMware vCenter Remote Code Execution", "refsource": "FULLDISC", "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1"}, {"name": "1033720", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720"}, {"name": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455"}, {"name": "76930", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930"}, {"name": "https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/"}, {"name": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T05:10:16.151Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "20151001 CVE-2015-2342 VMware vCenter Remote Code Execution", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_FULLDISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1"}, {"name": "1033720", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455"}, {"name": "76930", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2015-2342", "datePublished": "2015-10-12T10:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2015-03-18T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T05:10:16.151Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "46C704E0-E165-4A44-A104-6C5B83A83237", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E0492A2B-EBE2-4303-B8BD-8511D191D1AA", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "8B12523A-5C1E-408F-BB4B-98EF32C7D676", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "7499E57A-1F9C-45F0-93F8-F3FB7B0F990F", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El servicio JMX RMI en Vmware vCenter Server 5.0 en versiones anteriores a u3e, 5.1 en versiones anteriores a u3b, 5.5 en versiones anteriores a u3 y 6.0 en versiones anterioes a u1 no restringe el registro de Mbeans, lo que permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s del protocolo RMI."}], "evaluatorComment": "<a href=\"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html\">CWE-415: Double Free</a>", "id": "CVE-2015-2342", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:23:57.787", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 10.0, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2015-10-12T10:59:01.633", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}