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CVE-2010-1171 json

Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3 and 5.4 exposes a dangerous, obsolete XML-RPC API, which allows remote authenticated users to access ar…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1201

cvss
5.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3 and 5.4 exposes a dangerous, obsolete XML-RPC API, which allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and cause a denial of service (failed yum operations) via vectors related to configuration and package group (comps.xml) files for channels.

Patch / fix

  • spacewalk-config network satellite 5.3 0.5.9-16.el4sat
  • spacewalk-config network satellite 5.3 0.5.9-16.el5sat
  • spacewalk-config network satellite 5.4 1.2.2-2.el5sat
  • spacewalk-backend network satellite 5.3 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat
  • spacewalk-backend network satellite 5.3 0.5.28-59.2.el5sat
  • spacewalk-backend network satellite 5.4 1.2.13-37.el5sat
  • spacewalk-backend-xp network satellite 5.3 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat
  • spacewalk-backend-xp network satellite 5.3 0.5.28-59.2.el5sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0434

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1171 updated cvss 5.5

rhn_satellite: Improper channel comps information management

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.4) spacewalk-config 0.5.9-16.el4sat, spacewalk-backend 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat, spacewalk-backend-xp 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat, spacewalk-backend-app 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat, spacewalk-backend-iss 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat, spacewalk-backend-sql 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat, +11 more Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-config 0.5.9-16.el5sat, spacewalk-backend 0.5.28-59.2.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-xp 0.5.28-59.2.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-app 0.5.28-59.2.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-iss 0.5.28-59.2.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-sql 0.5.28-59.2.el5sat, +11 more Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-config 1.2.2-2.el5sat, spacewalk-backend 1.2.13-37.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-xp 1.2.13-37.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-app 1.2.13-37.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-iss 1.2.13-37.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-sql 1.2.13-37.el5sat, +13 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0434

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Exploit prediction

2.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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