CVE-2014-8371
N/A
Published: December 8, 2014 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVcenter Server Appliance
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5 before Update 2, 5.1 before Update 3, and 5.0 before Update 3c does not properly validate certificates when connecting to a CIM Server on an ESXi host, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof CIM servers via a crafted certificate.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threadedx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310
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