CVE-2015-5179
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
- Record
CVE-2015-5179- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
- Record
CVE-2015-5179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5180 No score
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5180- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2c39-7288-4g38
7.5
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
- Record
GHSA-2c39-7288-4g38- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
- Record
CVE-2015-5179- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5179
7.5
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5179- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5179
7.5
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5179- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freeipaDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.10.1+dfsg1-1+exp14.10.1-1+exp14.10.2-14.10.2-24.10.2-2+exp1 Show 14 moreShow less4.11.1-14.11.1-1+exp14.11.1-24.11.1-2+exp14.11.1-2.14.12.2-14.12.2-24.12.2-34.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-14.9.11-14.9.11-1+exp14.9.11-2 |
None known |
freeipaDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-1 |
None known |
freeipaDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.1-0ubuntu13.3.4-0ubuntu13.3.4-0ubuntu23.3.4-0ubuntu33.3.4-0ubuntu3.13.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.4-14.3.1-0ubuntu14.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.4-3ubuntu14.4.4-44.7.0~pre1+git20180411-2ubuntu14.7.0~pre1+git20180411-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.1-2ubuntu14.8.3-14.8.6-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.6-1ubuntu64.8.6-1ubuntu84.8.6-1ubuntu94.9.8-1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.10.2-14.10.2-24.10.2-2ubuntu34.11.1-14.11.1-2 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.2-34.12.4-1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.13.1-14.13.1-1build1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| 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-2015-5179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freeipa, published September 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.