CVE-2012-0059

A flaw was found in Spacewalk-backend. This information disclosure vulnerability occurs when a system registration XML-RPC call fails, causing cleartext user passwords to be included in error messages. Remote administrators can exploit this by reading server logs and emails, leading to the unauthorized disclosure of user passwords.

• CWE-209
• CWE-310

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0101.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0102.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0059
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0101.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0102.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Feb 5, 2014

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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