Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1777
CVE-2015-1777
Description
rhnreg_ks in Red Hat Network Client Tools (aka rhn-client-tools) on Red Hat Gluster Storage 2.1 and Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, and 7 does not properly validate hostnames in X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows remote attackers to prevent system registration via a man-in-the-middle attack.
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Affected products
3- Range: 2.1
- Range: 5, 6, and 7
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72943nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/04/7nvdMailing List
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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