Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 7.3 and 8 and Dogtag Certificate System do not require…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 7.3 and 8 and Dogtag Certificate System do not require authentication for requests to decrypt SCEP one-time PINs, which allows remote attackers to obtain PINs by sniffing the network for SCEP requests and then sending decryption requests to the Certificate Authority component.
Why it matters now
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-2010:0838 Released 2010-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderatepki security and enhancement update
- Red Hat Certificate System 8 pki-ca-8.0.7-1.el5pki, pki-common-8.0.6-2.el5pki, pki-common-javadoc-8.0.6-2.el5pki +2
- RHSA-2010:0837 Released 2010-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderaterhpki security and enhancement update
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS rhpki-ca-7.3.0-21.el4, rhpki-common-7.3.0-41.el4, rhpki-util-7.3.0-21.el4
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES rhpki-ca-7.3.0-21.el4, rhpki-common-7.3.0-41.el4, rhpki-util-7.3.0-21.el4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0837 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0837 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0838 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg35-p8x7-fw5f
References
More Red Hat Certificate System vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-03479 Incorrect authorization in pki-core CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2013-01663 Format string vulnerability in the token processing system (pki-tps) in Red Hat… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-00565 agent/request/op.cgi in the Registration Authority (RA) component in Red Hat Certificate… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-05152 Improper input validation in Red Hat Certificate System CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2008-04835 The verifyProof function in the Token Processing System (TPS) component in Red Hat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2012-02898 Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) before 8.1.1 and Dogtag Certificate System does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-3868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hg35-p8x7-fw5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-3868 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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