Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-5990
CVE-2006-5990
Description
VMWare VirtualCenter client 2.x before 2.0.1 Patch 1 (Build 33643) and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 Patch 1 (Build 33425), when server certificate verification is enabled, does not verify the server's X.509 certificate when creating an SSL session, which allows remote malicious servers to spoof valid servers via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <2.0.1 Patch 1 (Build 33643) and <1.4.1 Patch 1 (Build 33425)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/23053nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655nvdVendor Advisory
- kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477nvd
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