CVE-2015-1777
MEDIUMRed Hat Network Client Tools - Improper Certificate Validation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72943
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198740
Mailing List mailing-list
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/04/7
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0126
EPSS Percentile
65.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-295
Status
published
Products (1)
redhat/rhn-client-tools
Published
Apr 12, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026