FreeIPA Default Password Policy credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in FreeIPA. Affected is an unknown function of the component Default Password Policy. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-7030. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FreeIPA (Directory Service Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Default Password Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/02/2017. The weakness was presented 08/28/2017 by Petr Spacek with Red Hat (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7030 since 08/23/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96182 (CentOS 7 : ipa (CESA-2017:0001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276320 (Fedora Security Update for freeipa (FEDORA-2016-ca1d1e1dc1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96182) and SecurityFocus (BID 94934†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96182
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : ipa (CESA-2017:0001)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for ipa-admintools CESA-2017:0001 centos7
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/23/2016 🔍
12/15/2016 +114 days 🔍
01/02/2017 +18 days 🔍
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01/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/28/2017 +237 days 🔍
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08/29/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/16/2022 +1935 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:0001
Researcher: Petr Spacek
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7030 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105808
SecurityFocus: 94934 - FreeIPA CVE-2016-7030 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2017 10:31
Updated: 12/16/2022 18:51
Changes: 08/29/2017 10:31 (69), 11/10/2019 19:14 (9), 12/16/2022 18:51 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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