CVE-2009-3552 Security feature bypass in RHEV-M VDC
The RHEV-M VDC client fails to verify SSL certificates, allowing local network attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks and modify user actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3552?
CVE-2009-3552 is a low-severity vulnerability in RHEV-M VDC, published on 9 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In RHEV-M VDC 2.2.0, it was found that the SSL certificate was not verified when using the client-side Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager interface (a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) XAML browser application) to connect to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. An attacker on the local network could use this flaw to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack, tricking the user into thinking they are viewing the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager when the content is actually attacker-controlled, or modifying actions a user requested Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to perform.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-3552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in RHEV-M VDC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrpr-9pr5-gr2v.