Description
It was found that Kubernetes as used by Openshift Enterprise 3 did not correctly validate X.509 client intermediate certificate host name fields. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication requirements by using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/34517
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7075
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2064
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0157
EPSS Percentile
72.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-295
Status
published
Products (4)
kubernetes/kubernetes
redhat/openshift
3.1
redhat/openshift
3.2
redhat/openshift
3.3
Published
Sep 10, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026