CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-2056

Improper Authentication

Published: Jul 31, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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The Inter-Satellite Sync (ISS) operation in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 does not properly check client authenticity, which allows remote attackers to obtain channel content by skipping the initial authentication call.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SatelliteRedhat5.3 (including)5.3 (including)
SatelliteRedhat5.4 (including)5.4 (including)
SatelliteRedhat5.5 (including)5.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References