CVE-2012-5484 Security feature bypass in n/a
High 7.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5484 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-5484 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5484 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5484/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5484/index.md)
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof the join procedure in FreeIPA by exploiting improper CA certificate validation, bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5484?
CVE-2012-5484 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5484?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (30)
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-5.el5_9.2 |
ipa-client-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-5.el5_9.2 |
ipa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-admintools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server-selinux Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-admintools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server-selinux Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-admintools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server-selinux Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-admintools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
ipa-server-selinux Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1 |
Products include Redhat Freeipa.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5484?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-5484 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5484 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rr4-9qrg-g6j5, RHSA-2013:0188, RHSA-2013:0189.