Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3 and 5.4 exposes a dangerous, obsolete XML-RPC API, which allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (failed yum operations) via vectors related to configuration and package group (comps.xml) files for channels.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite | Redhat | 5.3 (including) | 5.3 (including) |
| Satellite | Redhat | 5.4 (including) | 5.4 (including) |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.3 | RedHat | spacewalk-backend-0:0.5.28-59.2.el5sat | * |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.3 | RedHat | spacewalk-config-0:0.5.9-16.el5sat | * |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 | RedHat | spacewalk-backend-0:1.2.13-37.el5sat | * |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 | RedHat | spacewalk-config-0:1.2.2-2.el5sat | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44150
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0434.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47316
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025316
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0967
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584118
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66690
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44150
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0434.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47316
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025316
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0967
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584118
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66690