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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.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.9 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.61%EPSS, 49th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1ipa +29 more

Description

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%

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

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.9

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 ListNo 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-2013-0010No 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-g6j5No 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-2013-36No 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-2013-38No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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