Cryptographic issues in vSphere Client - CVE-2014-1210
Published: April 11, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41834
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1210
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
vSphere Client
vSphere Client
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a crafted certificate.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1210
Install update from vendor's website.