PT-2014-4015 · Vmware · Vmware Vsphere Client

Published 2014-04-11 · Updated 2014-04-14 · CVE-2014-1210

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vSphere Client versions 5.0 before Update 3 VMware vSphere Client versions 5.1 before Update 2

Description The issue is related to the improper validation of X.509 certificates, which can be exploited by man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.

Recommendations For versions 5.0 before Update 3, update to Update 3 or later to resolve the issue. For versions 5.1 before Update 2, update to Update 2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-1210

Affected Products

Vmware Vsphere Client

References · 3

• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1210 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1210 · Note