Resource Exhaustion Affecting idm:client/ipa-client package, versions <0:4.8.7-12.module+el8.3.0+8223+6212645f


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-IDM-4863339
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Apr 2020

Introduced: 14 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-1722  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 idm:client/ipa-client to version 0:4.8.7-12.module+el8.3.0+8223+6212645f or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4670.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream idm:client/ipa-client package and not the idm:client/ipa-client package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in all ipa versions 4.x.x through 4.8.0. When sending a very long password (>= 1,000,000 characters) to the server, the password hashing process could exhaust memory and CPU leading to a denial of service and the website becoming unresponsive. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

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