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CVE-2016-5404

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authentic

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00467
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

3
freeipaall versions
oracle linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalLinux Reverse Shell Indicator
producthighCommunication To LocaltoNet Tunneling Service Initiated - Linux
producthighPotentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections
producthighCommunication To Ngrok Tunneling Service - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Indicators
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD07 Sep 2016 · 08:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-4792-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:1797Moderate
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232Issue Tracking
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fdIssue TrackingPatch
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