Vulnerability in Freeipa
CVE-2016-7030
FreeIPA uses a default password policy that locks an account after 5 unsuccessful authentication attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by locking out the account in which system services run on.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freeipa — versions 4.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94934 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- pagure.io/freeipa (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0001.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/02/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7030?
- CVE-2016-7030 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7030?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.