389-ds-base: Password verification vulnerable to timing attack
Published Jun 8, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.06%
Description
389 Directory Server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 through 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 through 7 allows remote attackers to obtain user passwords.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-84.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2765
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
389-ds-base-0:1.3.5.10-11.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2594
Red Hat Directory Server 8
redhat-ds-base
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-84.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2765 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 389-ds-base-0:1.3.5.10-11.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2594 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 | redhat-ds-base | Will not fix | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03061) | 87.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03061) | 85.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 67.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 80.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 78.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 76.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 71.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 76.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2594.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2765.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93884 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5405 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358865 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5405
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5405
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2594.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2765.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93884 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5405 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358865 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5405 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5405 |
Change history (0)
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