Vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite
CVE-2017-7513
It was found that Satellite 5 configured with SSL/TLS for the PostgreSQL backend failed to correctly validate X.509 server certificate host name fields. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof a PostgreSQL server using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 5
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 5.0, 5.1.1, 5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7513 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7513?
- CVE-2017-7513 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7513?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.