CVE-2008-3270 describes a vulnerability in the yum-rhn-plugin within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, where it fails to verify SSL certificates during file downloads from Red Hat Network (RHN) servers. This oversight allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to either disrupt updates, leading to a denial of service, or force the installation of unrequested official Red Hat packages. With a CVSS score of 2.6, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, but only a partial impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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