CVE-2010-1171

Description

Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3 and 5.4 exposes a dangerous, obsolete XML-RPC API, which allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (failed yum operations) via vectors related to configuration and package group (comps.xml) files for channels.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/44150 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0434.html not applicable vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025316 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66690 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47316 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0967 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584118 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1171?
CVE-2010-1171 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1171?
To fix CVE-2010-1171, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1171 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1171 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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