CVE-2017-2667
rubygem-hammer_cli: no verification of API server's SSL certificate
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · March 27, 2017
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
It was found that the hammer_cli command line client disables SSL/TLS certificate verification by default. A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacker could use this flaw to spoof a valid certificate.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of rubygem-hammer_cli as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Moderate. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.4CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity