CVE-2017-2667
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/.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.4 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | Required | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | High | N/A |
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
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Other
Technical Impact: Varies by Context; Unexpected State
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Tomas Strachota (Red Hat).
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