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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.79% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/81481 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026873 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52832 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74498 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48664 third party advisory broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0436.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1145?
CVE-2012-1145 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1145?
To fix CVE-2012-1145, 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-2012-1145 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1145 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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