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CVE-2014-8371

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.

Published

2014-12-08T11:59:08.250

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.0 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.1 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.5 Yes
Application vmware vcenter_server_appliance 5.5 Yes
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