CVE-2017-2590

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:16 AM UTC
7 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A vulnerability was found in ipa before 4.4. IdM's ca-del, ca-disable, and ca-enable commands did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying CAs in Dogtag. An authenticated, unauthorized attacker could use this flaw to delete, disable, or enable CAs causing various denial of service problems with certificate issuance, OCSP signing, and deletion of secret keys.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0388.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96557

CVSS

8.1HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732CWE-275

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