CVE-2016-9575
ipa: Insufficient permission check in certprofile-mod
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Affected Versions
Public Exploits
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Descriptions
Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.
Ipa en versiones 4.2.x, 4.3.x anteriores a la 4.3.3 y 4.4.x anteriores a la 4.4.3 no comprobaba correctamente los permisos de usuario cuando se modificaban los perfiles de certificados en el comando certprofile-mod de IdM. Un atacante autenticado sin privilegios podrÃa utilizar este fallo para modificar perfiles y enviar certificados con nombres arbitrarios o información de uso de claves y, como consecuencia, utilizar dichos certificados para otros ataques.
It was found that IdM's certprofile-mod command did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.
Red Hat Identity Management is a centralized authentication, identity management, and authorization solution for both traditional and cloud-based enterprise environments. Security Fix: It was discovered that the default IdM password policies that lock out accounts after a certain number of failed login attempts were also applied to host and service accounts. A remote unauthenticated user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service attack against kerberized services.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-11-23 CVE Reserved
- 2017-01-02 CVE Published
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-285: Improper Authorization
- CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
CAPEC
References (4)
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95068 | Third Party Advisory |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0001.html | 2019-10-09 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395311 | 2017-01-02 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9575 | 2017-01-02 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.2.0 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.2.0" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.2.0 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.2.0" | alpha1 |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.2.1 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.2.1" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.2.2 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.2.2" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.2.3 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.2.3" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.2.4 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.2.4" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.3.0 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.3.0" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.3.1 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.3.1" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.3.2 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.3.2" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.4.0 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.4.0" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.4.1 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.4.1" | - |
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Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" | Freeipa Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" | 4.4.2 Search vendor "Freeipa" for product "Freeipa" and version "4.4.2" | - |
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