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CVE-2012-5484

ipa: weakness when initiating join from IPA client can potentially compromise IPA domain

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

El cliente FreeIPA v2.x y v3.x anterior a v3.1.2 no obtiene de forma adecuada el certificado Certification Authority (CA) del servidor, lo que permite ataques man-in-the-middle para falsear el procedimiento de conexión a través de un certificado manipulado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-01-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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2.0.0
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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2.0.1
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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2.1.0
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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2.1.1
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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2.1.3
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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2.1.4
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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2.2.1
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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3.0.0
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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3.0.1
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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3.0.2
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Redhat
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Freeipa
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3.1.1
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