CVE-2012-0059 vulnerability in Red Hat Products
Published on February 5, 2014
Spacewalk-backend: spacewalk-backend: information disclosure via cleartext passwords in error messages
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2012-0059 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
The software generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.
Products Associated with CVE-2012-0059
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Affected Versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:Exploit Probability
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