CVE-2017-2590

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.

Categories

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat ipa
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96557 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0388.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2590 patch issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2590?
CVE-2017-2590 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-2590?
To fix CVE-2017-2590, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-2590 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-2590 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-2590?
CVE-2017-2590 affects Red Hat ipa.
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