PT-2014-8179 · Vmware · Vmware Vforums

Published 2014-10-21 · Updated 2014-11-14 · CVE-2014-7681

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vForums 2014 application version 6.0.9.4

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate, as the application does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers.

Recommendations For version 6.0.9.4, consider disabling the SSL connection feature until a patch is available that properly verifies X.509 certificates. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-7681

Affected Products

Vmware Vforums

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7681 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/909593 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note