fkie_cve-2014-8371
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2014-12-08 11:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5 before Update 2, 5.1 before Update 3, and 5.0 before Update 3c does not properly validate certificates when connecting to a CIM Server on an ESXi host, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof CIM servers via a crafted certificate.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.5
vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.5


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