Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.4 session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.4. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to session fixiation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-0717. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session fixiation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-384. Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Session fixation vulnerability in Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite Server 5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors related to Spacewalk.

The weakness was disclosed 02/25/2011 as Bug 672159 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0717 since 01/31/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/18/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63973 (RHEL 5 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2011:0300)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (65658), Tenable (63973), SecurityFocus (BID 46528†), Secunia (SA43487†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025116†). The entry VDB-56633 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Session fixiation
CWE: CWE-384
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 63973
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2011:0300)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 672159
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56632
X-Force: 65658
SecurityFocus: 46528 - Red Hat Network Satellite Server Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43487 - Red Hat Network Satellite Server Session Fixation Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025116 - Red Hat Network Satellite Server Flaws Let Remote Users Conduct Session Fixation and Brute Force Password Guessing Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 38341 - Red Hat Network Satellite Server Allows Remote Sessions Hijacking via Vectors Related to Spacewalk, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0491

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/18/2021 09:19
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (64), 04/24/2017 13:32 (12), 10/18/2021 09:19 (3)
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