CVE-2006-5990
4.0 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2006-5990 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware virtualcenter. It was published on November 21, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
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.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update virtualcenter to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2006-5990?
CVE-2006-5990 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting vmware virtualcenter. It was published on November 21, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2006-5990?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-5990?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from vmware. Update virtualcenter to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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