CVE-2015-1777

MEDIUM

Red Hat Network Client Tools - Improper Certificate Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 x_refsource_mlist
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