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CVE-2006-5990 Detail

Current 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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4646606 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23053 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017270 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452275/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21231 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vc-201-200611-patch.html CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4655 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30477 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5990
NVD Published Date:
11/20/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE