Credentials Management Affecting freeipa package, versions <4.4.4-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published13 Aug 2026
- disclosed28 Aug 2017
Introduced: 28 Aug 2017
CVE-2016-7030 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest freeipa to version 4.4.4-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeipa package and not the freeipa package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-7030
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/02/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94934
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370493
- https://pagure.io/freeipa?id=6f1d927467e7907fd1991f88388d96c67c9bff61