Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new…
Priority LOW 35CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Certificate Server 7.2 in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) does not properly handle new revocations that occur while a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is being generated, which might prevent certain revoked certificates from appearing on the CRL quickly and allow users with revoked certificates to bypass the intended CRL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01112 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2008:0566 Released 2008-07-21 · Red Hat rating Moderaterhpki-util, rhpki-common, and rhpki-ca security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS rhpki-ca-7.3.0-11.el4, rhpki-common-7.3.0-34.el4, rhpki-util-7.3.0-18.el4
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES rhpki-ca-7.3.0-11.el4, rhpki-common-7.3.0-34.el4, rhpki-util-7.3.0-18.el4
- RHSA-2007:0934 Released 2007-10-08 · Red Hat rating Moderaterhpki-util, rhpki-common, rhpki-ca security update
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4AS rhpki-ca-7.2.0-4, rhpki-common-7.2.0-8, rhpki-util-7.2.0-4
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4ES rhpki-ca-7.2.0-4, rhpki-common-7.2.0-8, rhpki-util-7.2.0-4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0934 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 for 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0934 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0566 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0566 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4994
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25hg-rr9r-5w7v
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2007-4994 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4994 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-25hg-rr9r-5w7v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-4994 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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