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CVE-2012-1145 Satellite

Affected softwareSatellite
Severity5.0 Medium CVSS 2.0
WeaknessImproper authentication (CWE-287)
Published16 Jun 2012
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

spacewalk-backend in Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 does not properly authorize or authenticate uploads to the NULL organization when mod_wsgi is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (/var partition disk consumption and failed updates) via a large number of package uploads.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 14 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 3.0% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (redhat/satellite). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd redhat satellite generic 5.4

References

URLTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0436.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48664 Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/81481 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52832 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026873 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74498 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published2012-06-16By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.