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.
Published: 2013-01-04
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0886 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.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Virtualization Manager Rhev Manager
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:38:14.953Z

Reserved: 2012-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0861

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-01-04T22:55:01.680

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0861

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-0861 - Bugzilla

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