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CVE-2012-5562

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Dec 02, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5562
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html

rhn-proxy: may transmit credentials over clear-text when accessing RHN Satellite

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SatelliteRedhat*5.6 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References

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