Vulnerability in Freeipa
CVE-2017-2590
A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4. IdM's ca-del, ca-disable, and ca-enable commands did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying CAs in Dogtag. An authenticated, unauthorized attacker could use this flaw to delete, disable, or enable CAs causing various denial of service problems with certificate issuance, OCSP signing, and deletion of secret keys.
EPSS: 0.013 (67.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freeipa
- Red Hat Ipa — versions 4.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2590?
- CVE-2017-2590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeipa, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2590?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.