CVE-2012-6137

Summary

CVECVE-2012-6137
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-05-21 18:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:32:00 UTC
Descriptionrhn-migrate-classic-to-rhsm tool in Red Hat subscription-manager does not verify the Red Hat Network Classic server's X.509 certificate when migrating to a Certificate-based Red Hat Network, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information such as user credentials.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-255

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All client All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All client All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.9.z All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.9.z All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Long Life 5.9 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Long Life 5.9 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 6.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 6.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.4.z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.4.z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA53330 - Red Hat update for subscription-manager - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Subscription Manager Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Credentials - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
93058 OSVDB osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
885130 – (CVE-2012-6137) CVE-2012-6137 subscription-manager: rhn-migrate-classic-to-rhsm missing SSL certificate verification CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Subscription Manager CVE-2012-6137 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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