CVE-2017-15136

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-02-27
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1540343: CVE-2017-15136 katello: system registration hostname hijacking results in inability to access updates
When registering a system with Satellite 6 a hostname must be specified. if an additional system is registered with the same hostname, the original system will stop receiving updates from Satellite 6. An attacker with administrative privileges to add systems to a Satellite 6 server could exploit this to prevent other hosts from getting security updates.

Find out more about CVE-2017-15136 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.1
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Satellite 6 katello Affected

Acknowledgements

This issue was discovered by Jan Hutař (Red Hat).

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