CVE-2015-1777 (GCVE-0-2015-1777)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-12 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:54
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Summary
rhnreg_ks in Red Hat Network Client Tools (aka rhn-client-tools) on Red Hat Gluster Storage 2.1 and Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, and 7 does not properly validate hostnames in X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows remote attackers to prevent system registration via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2015-03-04 00:00
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