CVE-2014-8162

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8162
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-05-14 14:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionXML external entity (XXE) in the RPC interface in Spacewalk and Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Network Satellite All All All All
Application Suse Manager 1.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0928-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Satellite and Spacewalk XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2014-8162 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1187339 – (CVE-2014-8162) CVE-2014-8162 Satellite5: RPC API XML External Entities file disclosure MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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