CVE-2019-14867

ipa: Denial of service in IPA server due to wrong use of ber_scanf()

Published Nov 27, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 7.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in IPA, all 4.6.x versions before 4.6.7, all 4.7.x versions before 4.7.4 and all 4.8.x versions before 4.8.3, in the way the internal function ber_scanf() was used in some components of the IPA server, which parsed kerberos key data. An unauthenticated attacker who could trigger parsing of the krb principal key could cause the IPA server to crash or in some conditions, cause arbitrary code to be executed on the server hosting the IPA server.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0065 A flaw was found in IPA, all 4.6.x versions before 4.6.7, all 4.7.x versions before 4.7.4 and all 4.8.x versions before 4.8.3, in the way the internal function ber_scanf() was used in some components of the IPA server, which parsed kerberos key data. An unauthenticated attacker who could trigger parsing of the krb principal key could cause the IPA server to crash or in some conditions, cause arbitrary code to be executed on the server hosting the IPA server.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7hpj-hfcr-5qwm Code injection in FreeIPA
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:26 AM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 27, 2019, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:19 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 26, 2019, 12:00 AM