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 remote malicious servers to spoof valid servers via a man-in-the-middle attack.

CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.html	Patch
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270
http://secunia.com/advisories/23053	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.1:::::::*

Information

Published : 2006-11-20 17:07

Updated : 2018-10-17 14:46

NVD link : CVE-2006-5990

Mitre link : CVE-2006-5990

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

vmware

virtualcenter

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