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CVE-2016-7075

It was found that Kubernetes as used by Openshift Enterprise 3 did not correctly validate X.509 client intermediate certificate host name f…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known

It was found that Kubernetes as used by Openshift Enterprise 3 did not correctly validate X.509 client intermediate certificate host name fields. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication requirements by using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Red Hat OpenShift

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
Technology feeds
Kubernetes (RSS, critical only)

References

  • github.com /kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/34517 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7075 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016:2064 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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