CVE-2006-5990

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.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.html patch
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606
http://secunia.com/advisories/23053 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5990?
CVE-2006-5990 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5990?
To fix CVE-2006-5990, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5990 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5990 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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