{ "data_version": "4.0", "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2008-3270", "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 does not verify the SSL certificate for a file download from a Red Hat Network (RHN) server, which makes it easier for remote man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of updates) or force the download and installation of official Red Hat packages that were not requested." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "n/a", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_affected": "=", "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31472", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31472" }, { "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020698", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020698" }, { "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0815.html", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0815.html" }, { "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30695", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30695" }, { "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10864", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10864" }, { "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457113", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457113" } ] } }