HIGH
FreeIPA: non-printable characters aren't checked in every case of user data
Published Sep 20, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.06%
Description
FreeIPA might display user data improperly via vectors involving non-printable characters.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ipa
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ipa
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ipa | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ipa | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.06% 0.01065
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01065
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 63.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 60.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 39.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 47.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 44.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 42.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5179 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252567 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5179
- https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/5153 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5179
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5179 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252567 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5179 | ||
| https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/5153 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5179 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 20, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 1, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5179
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a