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medium 4.3

CVE-2012-4546 json

The default configuration for IPA servers in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, when revoking a certificate from an Identity Management replica, d…

published 2013-04-03 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4474

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The default configuration for IPA servers in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, when revoking a certificate from an Identity Management replica, does not properly update another Identity Management replica, which causes inconsistent Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) to be used and might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a revoked certificate.

Patch / fix

  • ipa RHEL 6 3.0.0-25.el6
  • ipa-client RHEL 6 3.0.0-25.el6
  • ipa-python RHEL 6 3.0.0-25.el6
  • ipa-server RHEL 6 3.0.0-25.el6
  • ipa-admintools RHEL 6 3.0.0-25.el6
  • ipa-server-selinux RHEL 6 3.0.0-25.el6
  • ipa-server-trust-ad RHEL 6 3.0.0-25.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0528

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-4546 updated cvss 2.6

ipa: servers do not publish correct CRLs

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-25.el6, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-25.el6, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-25.el6, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-25.el6, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-25.el6, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-client 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-python 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-25.el6, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-25.el6, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0528

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Exploit prediction

1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.