rhn-client-tools: authorized information disclosure
Published Jun 7, 2010
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
- 5
- 5
- 5.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rhn-client-tools-0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0449
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rhn-client-tools
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rhn-client-tools-0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0449 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rhn-client-tools | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 30.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 29.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00038) | 8.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39996 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024049 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/65063 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0449.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40492 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1311 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1439 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585386 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59114 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1439
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9232 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1439
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39996 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1024049 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/65063 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0449.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40492 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1439 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585386 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59114 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1439 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9232 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1439 |
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