Man-in-the-middle attack - CVE-2017-3305

 

Man-in-the-middle attack - CVE-2017-3305

Published: March 15, 2018 / Updated: May 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11098
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3305
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to checking only after authentication whether server supported SSL. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3305

Update to versions 5.5.49 or 5.6.30.

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