yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 does not verify the SSL certificate for a file download from a Red Hat Network (RHN) server, which makes it easier for remote man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of updates) or force the download and installation of official Red Hat packages that were not requested.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.984Z

Reserved: 2008-07-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3270

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-08-18T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-3270

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3270 - Bugzilla

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