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Medium
CVE-2016-5404
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232
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Affected Vendor
freeipa
View all reports →Affected Software
freeipa, linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
6, 7, 23, 24, 25
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 7th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.