CVE-2008-3270

high

Description

yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 does not verify the SSL certificate for a file download from a Red Hat Network (RHN) server, which makes it easier for remote man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of updates) or force the download and installation of official Red Hat packages that were not requested.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10864

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457113

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30695

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0815.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020698

http://secunia.com/advisories/31472

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-08-18

Updated: 2017-09-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High