PT-2018-17514 · Pulse Secure · Pulse Secure Desktop Linux Clients

Published 2018-01-31 · Updated 2018-02-24 · CVE-2018-6374

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pulse Secure Desktop Linux clients versions prior to PULSE5.2R9.2 Pulse Secure Desktop Linux clients versions 5.3.x prior to PULSE5.3R4.2

Description The issue concerns the GUI component, also known as PulseUI, which does not perform strict SSL Certificate Validation. This lack of validation can lead to the manipulation of the Pulse Connection set.

Recommendations For Pulse Secure Desktop Linux clients versions prior to PULSE5.2R9.2, update to version PULSE5.2R9.2 or later. For Pulse Secure Desktop Linux clients versions 5.3.x prior to PULSE5.3R4.2, update to version PULSE5.3R4.2 or later.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-6374

Affected Products

Pulse Secure Desktop Linux Clients

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6374 · Security Note
• http://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43620 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102908 · Note