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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2014-12-08

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected products

• Vcenter Server Appliance (Vmware)

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html