gsd-2006-5990
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
VMWare VirtualCenter client 2.x before 2.0.1 Patch 1 (Build 33643) and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 Patch 1 (Build 33425), when server certificate verification is enabled, does not verify the server's X.509 certificate when creating an SSL session, which allows remote malicious servers to spoof valid servers via a man-in-the-middle attack.
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Aliases
CVE-2006-5990


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    "id": "GSD-2006-5990"
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      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:19:56.175120Z",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-17T21:46Z",
      "publishedDate": "2006-11-21T01:07Z"
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}


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