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CVE-2016-9575

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's...

6.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-9575 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Freeipa Ipa, published March 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in freeipa 4.4.4-1.

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.80%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.3

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Record
CVE-2016-9575
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-863, CWE-285
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Record
CVE-2016-9575
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10381 No score

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Record
EUVD-2016-10381
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7vx-p547-m5m5 6.3

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's...

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Record
GHSA-x7vx-p547-m5m5
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-285
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.3

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Record
CVE-2016-9575
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9575 6.3

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9575
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0001 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: ipa security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0001
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9575 6.3

Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9575
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4792-1 No score

freeipa vulnerabilities

It was discovered that FreeIPA incorrectly handled certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service by revoking arbitrary certificates This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-5404)

It was discovered that FreeIPA incorrectly handled authentication attempts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-7030)

It was discovered that FreeIPA incorrectly handled user's permissions. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to modify other user's profiles or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-9575)

Record
USN-4792-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freeipa
Debian:12
before 4.4.4-1
4.4.4-1
freeipa
Debian:13
before 4.4.4-1
4.4.4-1
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-python-compat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipalib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-dns
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-trust-ad
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaserver
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-python-compat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipalib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-dns
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-trust-ad
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaserver
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-python-compat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-dns
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-trust-ad
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipalib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaserver
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-admintools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-client-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-python-compat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-dns
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
ipa-server-trust-ad
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipalib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
python2-ipaserver
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
freeipa
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
4.1.4-14.3.1-0ubuntu1
4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1
freeipa
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1, plus listed versions
3.2.1-0ubuntu13.3.4-0ubuntu13.3.4-0ubuntu23.3.4-0ubuntu33.3.4-0ubuntu3.1
3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliases, productsEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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