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CVE-2016-7030

Published: Aug 28, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7030
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FreeipaFreeipa4.6.0 (including)4.6.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatipa-0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1*
FreeipaUbuntuartful*
FreeipaUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
FreeipaUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
FreeipaUbuntuprecise*
FreeipaUbuntutrusty*
FreeipaUbuntutrusty/esm*
FreeipaUbuntuupstream*
FreeipaUbuntuxenial*
FreeipaUbuntuyakkety*
FreeipaUbuntuzesty*

References

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