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CVE-2016-5404 json

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revok…

published 2016-09-07 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6349

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.

Patch / fix

  • freeipa Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.3.2-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5404

  • freeipa Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5404

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  • ipa RHEL 6 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2
  • ipa RHEL 7 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19
  • ipa-client RHEL 6 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2
  • ipa-client RHEL 7 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19
  • ipa-python RHEL 6 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2
  • ipa-python RHEL 7 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19
  • ipa-server RHEL 6 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2
  • ipa-server RHEL 7 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1797

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-2016-5404 updated cvss 4.3

ipa: Insufficient privileges check in certificate revocation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ipa 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ipa 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ipa 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ipa 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, +1 more
    +6 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ipa 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ipa 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ipa 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1797

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Exploit prediction

2.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.