# CVE-2017-7513: It was found that Satellite 5 configured with SSL/TLS for the PostgreSQL backend failed to correctly validate X.509 server certificate host

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat Red Hat Satellite: 5

## Description

It was found that Satellite 5 configured with SSL/TLS for the PostgreSQL backend failed to correctly validate X.509 server certificate host name fields. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof a PostgreSQL server using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.

## What to do

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7513

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