{"cve":"CVE-2008-3270","nvd":{"published":"2008-08-18T17:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:55:30.423","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/31472","http://securitytracker.com/id?1020698","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0815.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30695","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457113"],"products":["redhat:enterprise_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3270","score":0.00829,"percentile":0.57552,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}