Katello: /etc/katello/secure/passphrase is world readable
Published Mar 1, 2013
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
script/katello-generate-passphrase in Katello 1.1 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/katello/secure/passphrase, which allows local users to obtain the passphrase by reading the file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
CloudForms for RHEL 6
candlepin-0:0.7.19-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-0:1.1.12.2-5.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-cli-0:1.1.8-14.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-configure-0:1.1.9-13.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
CloudForms for RHEL 6
katello-selinux-0:1.1.1-5.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0547
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
apache-commons-codec-0:1.7-2.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
apache-mime4j-0:0.6-4_redhat_1.ep6.el6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
candlepin-0:0.7.23-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
elasticsearch-0:0.19.9-5.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
katello-0:1.2.1-15h.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
katello-certs-tools-0:1.2.1-1h.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
katello-cli-0:1.2.1-12h.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
katello-configure-0:1.2.3-3h.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
katello-selinux-0:1.2.1-2h.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
lucene3-0:3.6.1-10h.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
puppet-0:2.6.17-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
quartz-0:2.1.5-4.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-activesupport-1:3.0.10-10.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-apipie-rails-0:0.0.12-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-ldap_fluff-0:0.1.3-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-mail-0:2.3.0-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-rack-1:1.3.0-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
rubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.0.4-6.el6cf
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
sigar-0:1.6.5-0.12.git58097d9h.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
snappy-java-0:1.0.4-2.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2
thumbslug-0:0.0.28-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0544
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | candlepin-0:0.7.19-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-0:1.1.12.2-5.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-cli-0:1.1.8-14.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-configure-0:1.1.9-13.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| CloudForms for RHEL 6 | katello-selinux-0:1.1.1-5.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0547 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | apache-commons-codec-0:1.7-2.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | apache-mime4j-0:0.6-4_redhat_1.ep6.el6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | candlepin-0:0.7.23-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | elasticsearch-0:0.19.9-5.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | katello-0:1.2.1-15h.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | katello-certs-tools-0:1.2.1-1h.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | katello-cli-0:1.2.1-12h.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | katello-configure-0:1.2.3-3h.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | katello-selinux-0:1.2.1-2h.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | lucene3-0:3.6.1-10h.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | puppet-0:2.6.17-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | quartz-0:2.1.5-4.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-activesupport-1:3.0.10-10.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-apipie-rails-0:0.0.12-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-ldap_fluff-0:0.1.3-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-mail-0:2.3.0-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-rack-1:1.3.0-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | rubygem-ruby_parser-0:2.0.4-6.el6cf | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | sigar-0:1.6.5-0.12.git58097d9h.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | snappy-java-0:1.0.4-2.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.2 | thumbslug-0:0.0.28-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0544 |
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:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.49th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0547.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5561 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879094 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/1349 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5561
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5561
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0544.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0547.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5561 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879094 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/1349 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5561 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5561 |
Change history (0)
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