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CVE-2017-7513

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7513 describes a vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 5 where its PostgreSQL backend, when configured with SSL/TLS, failed to properly validate X.509 server certificate hostnames. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof a PostgreSQL server using a specially crafted certificate, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5Fixed in: security

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7513Moderate

5: Failure to verify DB hostname against hostname in certificate in PostgreSQL through SSL configuration

Jul 25, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2017-7513
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory