PT-2012-3097 · Red Hat+1 · Red Hat Network Satellite+2

Published 2012-06-16 · Updated 2022-02-03 · CVE-2012-1145

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Description The issue is related to improper authorization or authentication of uploads to the NULL organization when mod wsgi is used. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming disk space in the /var partition and causing failed updates via a large number of package uploads.

Recommendations For Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, consider restricting access to the upload functionality to prevent unauthorized uploads until a proper fix is available. As a temporary workaround, monitor the /var partition disk space and update processes closely to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-1145

RHSA-2012:0436

Affected Products

Red Hat

Red Hat Network Satellite

Mod Wsgi

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1145 · Security Note
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0436.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1026873 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/52832 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/81481 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48664 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74498 · Note