Spacewalk-backend: spacewalk-backend: information disclosure via cleartext passwords in error messages
Impact
A flaw was found in Spacewalk-backend. This information disclosure vulnerability occurs when a system registration XML-RPC call fails, causing cleartext user passwords to be included in error messages. Remote administrators can exploit this by reading server logs and emails, leading to the unauthorized disclosure of user passwords.
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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
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Red Hat Network Proxy v 5.4
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Red Hat Network Proxy v 5.4
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0:1.2.13-66.el5sat → before *
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Other versions: affected
Product identifiers (CPE)
cpe:/a:redhat:network_proxy:5.4::el5cpe:/a:redhat:network_proxy:5.4::el6Red Hat · redhat
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4
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Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4
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0:1.2.13-66.el5sat → before *
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Other versions: affected
Product identifiers (CPE)
cpe:/a:redhat:network_satellite:5.4::el5cpe:/a:redhat:network_satellite:5.4::el6Red Hat · redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6Red Hat · redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6Red Hat · redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6Red Hat · redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Product identifiers (CPE)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7Red Hat · redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Product identifiers (CPE)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7Original source description
A flaw was found in Spacewalk-backend. This information disclosure vulnerability occurs when a system registration XML-RPC call fails, causing cleartext user passwords to be included in error messages. Remote administrators can exploit this by reading server logs and emails, leading to the unauthorized disclosure of user passwords.
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CVE-2012-0059View the latest unmodified CVE JSON from the official source. It may be newer than this imported page.
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