CVE-2016-5414 Security feature bypass in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5414 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-5414 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5414 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-2016-5414/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5414/index.md)
Remote attackers can request arbitrary Subject Alternative Names for services, bypassing identity validation controls in FreeIPA.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5414?
CVE-2016-5414 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FreeIPA 4.4.0 allows remote attackers to request an arbitrary SAN name for services.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5414?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeipa Freeipa.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5414?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2015-5284 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2026-11861 Freeipa: idm: ipa: freeipa: obtaining tgs with impersonating cname through trust relationships
- CVE-2024-2698 Freeipa: delegation rules allow a proxy service to impersonate any user to access another target service
- CVE-2012-5631 Information disclosure in ipa
- CVE-2017-11191 Security feature bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm7r-x9q8-f66v.