FKIE_CVE-2008-3270

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-18 17:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:55
Severity
Summary
yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 does not verify the SSL certificate for a file download from a Red Hat Network (RHN) server, which makes it easier for remote man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of updates) or force the download and installation of official Red Hat packages that were not requested.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31472
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020698
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0815.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30695
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457113
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10864
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31472
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020698
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0815.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30695
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457113
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10864
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0
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