CVE-2007-4994
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new...
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new revocations that occur while a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is being generated, which might prevent certain revoked certificates from appearing on the CRL quickly and allow users with revoked certificates to bypass the intended CRL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new revocations that occur while a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is being generated, which might prevent certain revoked certificates from appearing on the CRL quickly and allow users with revoked certificates to bypass the intended CRL.
- Record
CVE-2007-4994- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new revocations that occur while a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is being generated, which might prevent certain revoked certificates from appearing on the CRL quickly and allow users with revoked certificates to bypass the intended CRL.
- Record
CVE-2007-4994- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4975 No score
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new revocations that occur while a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is being generated, which might prevent certain revoked certificates from appearing on the CRL quickly and allow users with revoked certificates to bypass the intended CRL.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4975- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25hg-rr9r-5w7v No score
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new...
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new revocations that occur while a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is being generated, which might prevent certain revoked certificates from appearing on the CRL quickly and allow users with revoked certificates to bypass the intended CRL.
- Record
GHSA-25hg-rr9r-5w7v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rhpki-caRed Hat:certificate_system:7.2 |
before 0:7.2.0-4 | 0:7.2.0-4 |
rhpki-commonRed Hat:certificate_system:7.2 |
before 0:7.2.0-8 | 0:7.2.0-8 |
rhpki-utilRed Hat:certificate_system:7.2 |
before 0:7.2.0-4 | 0:7.2.0-4 |
rhpki-caRed Hat:certificate_system:7.3 |
before 0:7.3.0-11.el4 | 0:7.3.0-11.el4 |
rhpki-commonRed Hat:certificate_system:7.3 |
before 0:7.3.0-34.el4 | 0:7.3.0-34.el4 |
rhpki-utilRed Hat:certificate_system:7.3 |
before 0:7.3.0-18.el4 | 0:7.3.0-18.el4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4994 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Redhat Certificate Server, published November 6, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in rhpki-ca 0:7.2.0-4.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3406
secunia.com/advisories/27557
osvdb.org/40440
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3405
securityfocus.com/bid/26377
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0566.html
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securitytracker.com/id?1020532
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0934.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4994
github.com/advisories/GHSA-25hg-rr9r-5w7v
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0934
redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304571
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2007/rhsa-2007_0934.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4994
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4994
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0566
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0566.json