Information disclosure in U - CVE-2016-6550

 

Information disclosure in U - CVE-2016-6550

Published: October 5, 2016 / Updated: October 5, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU768
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6550
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: BB&T
Affected software:
U

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain potentially sensitive data on the target system.
The weakness is caused by incorrect verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers. Via specially crafted certificate man-in-th-middle attackers can spoof servers and access important files.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to potentially sensitive information disclosure.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-6550

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch, which addresses this vulnerability.


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