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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2015-0137

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

IBM PowerVC Standard 1.2.0.x before 1.2.0.4 and 1.2.1.x before 1.2.2 validates Hardware Management Console (HMC) certificates only during the pre-login stage, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof devices via a crafted certificate.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published