Medium severity · published Sep 7, 2016
CVE-2016-5404
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging…
6.5
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
23; 24; 25 · source: NVD
FR
Freeipa · Freeipa
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
6; 7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5404
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5404
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525
Issue Tracking
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232
Issue Tracking
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd
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