rhev: vds_installer is prone to MITM when downloading 2nd stage installer
Published Jan 4, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
The vds_installer in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when adding a host, uses the -k curl parameter when downloading deployUtil.py and vds_bootstrap.py, which prevents SSL certificates from being validated and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.3
No data.
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6
rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.3-20121121.0.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1505
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6
vdsm-0:4.9.6-44.0.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1508
RHEV Manager version 3.0
org.ovirt.engine-root-0:3.1.0-32
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1506
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2
ovirt-engine-backend
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6 | rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.3-20121121.0.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1505 |
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6 | vdsm-0:4.9.6-44.0.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1508 |
| RHEV Manager version 3.0 | org.ovirt.engine-root-0:3.1.0-32 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1506 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2 | ovirt-engine-backend | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does affect Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2 and 3. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2 is now in Production 2 phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/rhev/.
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:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00895) | 58.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00895) | 54.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 65.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 75.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 70.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 66.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1505.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1506.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1508.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56825 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027838 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0861 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790754 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80544 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0861
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0861
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1505.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1506.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1508.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56825 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027838 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0861 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790754 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80544 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0861 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0861 |
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