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...
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
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 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freeipaDebian:12 |
before 4.4.4-1 | 4.4.4-1 |
freeipaDebian:13 |
before 4.4.4-1 | 4.4.4-1 |
ipaRed 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-clientRed 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-commonRed 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-commonRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-compatRed 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-ipaclientRed 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-ipalibRed 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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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ipa-admintoolsRed 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-serverRed 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-commonRed 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-dnsRed 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-adRed 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-ipaserverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 |
ipaRed 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-clientRed 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-commonRed 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-commonRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-compatRed 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-ipaclientRed 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-ipalibRed 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-admintoolsRed 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-serverRed 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-commonRed 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-dnsRed 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-adRed 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-ipaserverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 |
ipaRed 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-admintoolsRed 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-clientRed 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-commonRed 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-commonRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-compatRed 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-serverRed 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-commonRed 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-dnsRed 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-adRed 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-ipaclientRed 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-ipalibRed 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-ipaserverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 |
ipaRed 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-admintoolsRed 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-clientRed 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-commonRed 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-commonRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-compatRed 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-serverRed 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-commonRed 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-dnsRed 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-adRed 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-ipaclientRed 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-ipalibRed 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-ipaserverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 | 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 |
freeipaUbuntu: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 |
freeipaUbuntu: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
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, products | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395311
securityfocus.com/bid/95068
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0001.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9575
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7vx-p547-m5m5
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9575
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0001
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370493
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_0001.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7030
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7030
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7030
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9575
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9575
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9575
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4792-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5404
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7030