# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wrpr-9pr5-gr2v

## 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 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3552?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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

- [CVE-2015-7544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7544/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2015-0237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0237/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-0861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0861/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2010-2793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2793/): Race condition in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-3573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3573/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-3552 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3552 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: RHEV-M VDC. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3552/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3552/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3552
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3552
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3552

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