CVE-2016-1563 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof TLS servers and obtain sensitive information due to improper X.509 certificate verification in NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-1563?

CVE-2016-1563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, published on 7 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1563?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netapp Clustered Data Ontap.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1563?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-1563 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netapp Clustered Data Ontap vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mm85-5p67-v594.

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