CVE-2015-1777 Information

Description

rhnreg_ks in Red Hat Network Client Tools (aka rhn-client-tools) on Red Hat Gluster Storage 2.1 and Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 6 and 7 does not properly validate hostnames in X.509 certificates from SSL servers which allows remote attackers to prevent system registration via a man-in-the-middle attack.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/04/7 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72943 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198740

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9