What is CVE-2014-0161?

CVE-2014-0161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ovirt-Engine-Sdk-Python, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2014-0161?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ovirt-Engine-Sdk-Python

CVE-2014-0161

ovirt-engine-sdk-python before 3.4.0.7 and 3.5.0.4 does not verify that the hostname of the remote endpoint matches the Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName as specified by its x.509 certificate in a TLS/SSL session. This could allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof remote endpoints via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ovirt-engine-sdk-python — versions before 3.4.0.7 and 3.5.0.4
Ovirt-engine-sdk-python_project Ovirt-engine-sdk-python

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0161?: CVE-2014-0161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ovirt-Engine-Sdk-Python, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2014-0161?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.