High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2019· Updated Apr 9, 2026

CVE-2012-5562

Description

A flaw was found in rhn-proxy. This vulnerability may allow the rhn-proxy to transmit user credentials in clear-text when it accesses RHN Satellite. This could lead to information disclosure, where sensitive authentication details are exposed to unauthorized parties.

Affected products

Red Hat/Satellite
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <5.6

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5562nvdThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5562nvdThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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