CVE-2017-2667
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Description
It was found that the hammer_cli command line client disables SSL/TLS certificate verification by default. A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacker could use this flaw to spoof a valid certificate.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of rubygem-hammer_cli as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Moderate. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Additional information
- Bugzilla 1436262: rubygem-hammer_cli: no verification of API server's SSL certificate
- CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2017-2667
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
Red Hat | NVD | |
---|---|---|
CVSS v3 Base Score | 6.4 | 8.1 |
Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Network |
Attack Complexity | High | High |
Privileges Required | None | None |
User Interaction | Required | None |
Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
Integrity Impact | High | High |
Availability Impact | None | High |
CVSS v3 Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Tomas Strachota (Red Hat).
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