CVE-2008-3270: 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…

PriorityP410low2.6CVSS 2.0

AVNACHAuNCNIPAN

EPSS

0.83%

53.4th percentile

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
redhat	enterprise_linux	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.02.6LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

vendor_redhat2.6LOW

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