CVE-2006-5990
mediumpriority · track · 16EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4
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affected products (3)
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references (16)
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- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23053enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231enisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477enisa_euvd
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