Security Advisory
CVE-2014-8371
4.3
Vulnerability Description
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5 before Update 2, 5.1 before Update 3, and 5.0 before Update 3c does not properly validate certificates when connecting to a CIM Server on an ESXi host, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof CIM servers via a crafted certificate.
Published Date
December 8, 2014
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory