Improper access control in FreeIPA



Published: 2017-06-27 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-5414
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor freeipa.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU38806

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5414

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

FreeIPA 4.4.0 allows remote attackers to request an arbitrary SAN name for services.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeIPA: 4.4.0

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1184610
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360757


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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