CVE-2010-1439

Description

yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Network Client Tools (aka rhn-client-tools) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora uses world-readable permissions for the /var/spool/up2date/loginAuth.pkl file, which allows local users to access the Red Hat Network profile, and possibly prevent future security updates, by leveraging authentication data from this file.

Category

3.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9232 vdb entry signature
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024049 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39996 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585386
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59114 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40492 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1311 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0449.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/65063 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1439?
CVE-2010-1439 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1439?
To fix CVE-2010-1439, 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-2010-1439 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1439 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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