CVE-2013-6439
highpriority · track · 38OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Candlepin in Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.0 through 1.3 uses a weak authentication scheme when the configuration file does not specify a scheme, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedcandlepin-0:0.8.26.0-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1863 - Fixedcandlepin-0:0.8.26.0-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1863 - Fixedcandlepin-selinux-0:0.8.26.0-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1863 - Fixedcandlepin-tomcat6-0:0.8.26.0-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1863
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.9–9.3
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat subscription asset manager= 1.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription_asset_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat subscription asset manager= 1.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription_asset_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat subscription asset manager= 1.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription_asset_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat subscription asset manager= 1.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription_asset_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat subscription asset manager= 1.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription_asset_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2013:1863Red Hat Security Advisory: candlepin security update2013-12-19csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated candlepin packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1863.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1863cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6439cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1042677cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90134cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1863.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1042677enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90134enisa_euvd
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