CVE-2006-5990
VMWare VirtualCenter client 2.x before 2.0.1 Patch 1 (Build 33643) and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 Patch 1 (Build 33425), when server certificate verification is enabled, does not verify the server's X.509 certificate when creating an SSL session, which allows…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.89%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VMWare VirtualCenter client 2.x before 2.0.1 Patch 1 (Build 33643) and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 Patch 1 (Build 33425), when server certificate verification is enabled, does not verify the server's X.509 certificate when creating an SSL session, which allows remote malicious servers to spoof valid servers via a man-in-the-middle attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.89% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- vmware/virtualcenter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23053Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231
- http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.htmlPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23053Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231
- http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.htmlPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.