What is CVE-2018-6374?

CVE-2018-6374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Desktop Linux Client, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-6374?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pulsesecure Desktop Linux Client

CVE-2018-6374

The GUI component (aka PulseUI) in Pulse Secure Desktop Linux clients before PULSE5.2R9.2 and 5.3.x before PULSE5.3R4.2 does not perform strict SSL Certificate Validation. This can lead to the manipulation of the Pulse Connection set.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Pulsesecure Desktop_linux_client
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6374?: CVE-2018-6374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Desktop Linux Client, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-6374?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.