CVE-2006-5990

N/A Unknown
Published: November 21, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

VMWare VirtualCenter client 2.x before 2.0.1 Patch 1 (Build 33643) and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 Patch 1 (Build 33425), when server certificate verification is enabled, does not verify the server's X.509 certificate when creating an SSL session, which allows remote malicious servers to spoof valid servers via a man-in-the-middle attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23053
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

vmware