CVE-2024-1481

Freeipa: specially crafted http requests potentially lead to denial of service

Description

A flaw was found in FreeIPA. This issue may allow a remote attacker to craft a HTTP request with parameters that can be interpreted as command arguments to kinit on the FreeIPA server, which can lead to a denial of service.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2147 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3044 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1481 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2262169 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1481?
CVE-2024-1481 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-1481?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-1481: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2024-1481 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-1481 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-2024-1481?
CVE-2024-1481 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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