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CVE-2012-6119

Published: Apr 2, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
2.1CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Candlepin before 0.7.24, as used in Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager before 1.2.1, does not properly check manifest signatures, which allows local users to modify manifests.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
candlepincandlepinproject
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
subscription asset managerredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
candlepinprojectoss-projectEnterprise Software
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/52774
secunia.com
http://www.osvdb.org/91719
osvdb.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908613
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 2, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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