CVE-2012-5562 (GCVE-0-2012-5562)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-12-02 18:12
Modified
2026-04-09 17:26
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Summary
A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6 |
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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