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CVE-2012-5484

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification...

7.9 HighFix available

CVE-2012-5484 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Redhat Freeipa, published January 27, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in ipa 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1.

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.9

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

Record
CVE-2012-5484
CVSS 2.0
7.9 HighAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

Record
CVE-2012-5484
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0010 No score

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

Record
EUVD-2013-0010
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6rr4-9qrg-g6j5 No score

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification...

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

Record
GHSA-6rr4-9qrg-g6j5
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2013-36 No score

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

Record
PYSEC-2013-36
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2013-38 No score

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

Record
PYSEC-2013-38
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server-selinux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ipa-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server-selinux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server-selinux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-server-selinux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.1.3-5.el5_9.2
0:2.1.3-5.el5_9.2
ipa-client-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.1.3-5.el5_9.2
0:2.1.3-5.el5_9.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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