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CVE-2020-28972

Publication date 27 February 2021

Last updated 8 August 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9 · Medium

Score breakdown

In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
salt 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Ignored
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
21.10 impish Ignored
21.04 hirsute Ignored
20.10 groovy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N