Credentials Management Affecting freeipa package, versions <3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-FREEIPA-370022
- published28 Aug 2017
- disclosed28 Aug 2017
Introduced: 28 Aug 2017
CVE-2016-7030 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 freeipa to version 3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7030
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7030
- https://pagure.io/freeipa?id=6f1d927467e7907fd1991f88388d96c67c9bff61
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/02/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370493
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94934