CVE-2013-6434
Description
From CVE.org
The remote-viewer in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.3, when using a native SPICE client invocation method, initially makes insecure connections to the SPICE server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof the SPICE server.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Access Control
Technical Impact: Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
An attacker could pose as one of the entities and read or possibly modify the communication.
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Michael Samuel (Amcom) for reporting this issue.
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