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TI-2010-01127 Aliases CVE-2010-1171GHSA-qv7v-mjjg-mhxh

Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite 5.3 and 5.4 exposes a dangerous, obsolete XML-RPC API…

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02812 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0434 Released 2011-04-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    security update for Red Hat Network Satellite
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.4) spacewalk-backend-0.5.28-59.2.el4sat, spacewalk-backend-app-0.5.28-59.2.el4sat, spacewalk-backend-applet-0.5.28-59.2.el4sat +14
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-backend-0.5.28-59.2.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-app-0.5.28-59.2.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-applet-0.5.28-59.2.el5sat +14
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) spacewalk-backend-1.2.13-37.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-app-1.2.13-37.el5sat, spacewalk-backend-applet-1.2.13-37.el5sat +16

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.4)Fixed RHSA-2011:0434
Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5)Fixed RHSA-2011:0434
Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5)Fixed RHSA-2011:0434

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv7v-mjjg-mhxh

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-35991 Starlette has missing Host header validation that poisons request.url.path, bypassing path-based security checks KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2015-04118 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2018-07743 It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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