CVE-2017-2667
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.
Find out more about CVE-2017-2667 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
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/.
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | None |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6.3 | RHSA-2018:0336 | 2018-02-21 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.3 | RHSA-2018:0336 | 2018-02-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-hammer_cli | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rubygem-hammer_cli | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rubygem-hammer_cli | Will not fix |
| OpenStack 6 Installer for RHEL 7 | rubygem-hammer_cli | Will not fix |