CVE-2006-5990

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Virtualcenter
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 November 2006

Summary

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.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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