CVE-2012-1145
5.0 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2012-1145 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting redhat satellite. It was published on June 16, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
spacewalk-backend in Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 does not properly authorize or authenticate uploads to the NULL organization when mod_wsgi is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (/var partition disk consumption and failed updates) via a large number of package uploads.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update satellite to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2012-1145?
CVE-2012-1145 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting redhat satellite. It was published on June 16, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2012-1145?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-1145?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update satellite to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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