CVE-2015-2859
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-2859 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | certcc |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-06-23 21:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Intel McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 4.x through 4.6.9 and 5.x through 5.1.2 does not validate server names and Certification Authority names in X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 4.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mcafee | Epolicy Orchestrator | 5.1.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator CVE-2015-2859 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Vulnerability Note VU#264092 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator fails to properly validate SSL/TLS certificates | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| McAfee KnowledgeBase - Intel Security - Security Bulletin: ePO update fixes several certificate validation issues leading to a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kc.mcafee.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator SSL/TLS Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Conduct Man-in-the-Middle Attacks - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| McAfee KnowledgeBase - Configurations for ePolicy Orchestrator certificate validation issue for secure database connection (SB10120) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kc.mcafee.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.