CVE-2017-12169

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-12-06
CWE:
CWE-200
Bugzilla:
1487697: CVE-2017-12169 ipa: Password hash disclosure via 'System: Read Stage Users' permission
It was found that IPA could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users.

Find out more about CVE-2017-12169 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 2.7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ipa Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ipa Not affected

Acknowledgements

This issue was discovered by Rob Crittenden (Red Hat).

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