CVE-2012-1145
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 6.0 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | satellite | 5.4 | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0436.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48664
- http://www.osvdb.org/81481
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026873
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74498
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0436.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48664
- http://www.osvdb.org/81481
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026873
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74498
CWEs
CWE-287
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.