satellite: remote package upload without authorization
Published Jun 16, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.02%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4
spacewalk-backend-0:1.2.13-66.1.el6sat
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0436
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 | spacewalk-backend-0:1.2.13-66.1.el6sat | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0436 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability only applies to RHN Satellite 5.4 when running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 under mod_wsgi. As the code uses mod_python when performing these checks on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, that version is not vulnerable to this flaw.
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 86.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 85.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01791) | 81.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 87.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 86.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 84.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0436.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48664 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/81481 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52832 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026873 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1145 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800688 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74498 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1145
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1145
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0436.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48664 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/81481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52832 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026873 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1145 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800688 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74498 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1145 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1145 |
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