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CVE-2016-5405 json

389 Directory Server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Lin…

published 2017-06-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6350

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

389 Directory Server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 through 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 through 7 allows remote attackers to obtain user passwords.

Patch / fix

  • 389-ds-base Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.5.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5405

  • 389-ds-base RHEL 6 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8
  • 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 6 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8
  • 389-ds-base RHEL 7 1.3.5.10-11.el7
  • 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 7 1.3.5.10-11.el7
  • 389-ds-base-snmp RHEL 7 1.3.5.10-11.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2765RHSA-2016:2594

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-2016-5405 updated cvss 6.8

389-ds-base: Password verification vulnerable to timing attack

  • Red Hat Directory Server 8 redhat-ds-base
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.5.10-11.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.5.10-11.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2594
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.5.10-11.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2594
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.5.10-11.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2594
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.5.10-11.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2594
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.11.15-84.el6_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2765
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.5.10-11.el7, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.5.10-11.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2594

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Exploit prediction

3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-199 Information Management Errors

References

Sources

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