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
Published Nov 21, 2006
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.89%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.1
- 2.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00892) | 58.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 53.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 55.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 73.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 71.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 69.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 58.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 60.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 62.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 61.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23053 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23053 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.html | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.