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TI-2016-06041 Aliases CVE-2016-7030GHSA-7f4g-pxcg-hgv7

FreeIPA uses a default password policy that locks an account after 5 unsuccessful…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

FreeIPA uses a default password policy that locks an account after 5 unsuccessful authentication attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by locking out the account in which system services run on.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04741 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerableFreeIPA
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:0001 Released 2017-01-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ipa security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ipa-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-client-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-client-common-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ipa-admintools-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-server-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-server-common-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ipa-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-client-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-client-common-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ipa-admintools-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-server-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-server-common-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ipa-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-admintools-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-client-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ipa-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-admintools-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1, ipa-client-4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 +10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0001
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:0001

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7030
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f4g-pxcg-hgv7

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2019-11071 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Red Hat ipa CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-04440 ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-10236 Freeipa: idm: ipa: freeipa: obtaining tgs with impersonating cname through trust relationships CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2017-08245 FreeIPA 4.x with API version 2.213 allows a remote authenticated users to bypass intended… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2012-04734 ipa 3.0 does not properly check server identity before sending credential containing cookies CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-11136 Ipa: privilege escalation via krbcanonicalname manipulation due to realm-unaware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
See all 24 →

Sources

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