CVE-2014-8371

Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance - Cryptographic Issue

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (3)

[Mailing List] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0013

EPSS Percentile 31.9%

Classification

CWE

CWE-310

Status draft

Affected Products (9)

vmware/vcenter_server_appliance

Timeline

Published Dec 08, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026