Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Apr 10, 2024 20:39:31 UTC

CVE-2024-1481

A flaw was found in FreeIPA. This issue may allow a remote attacker to craft a HTTP request with parameters that can be interpreted as command arguments to kinit on the FreeIPA server, which can lead to a denial of service.

Base score5.3/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactNoneC

Integrity impactNoneI

Availability impactLowA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedNov 5, 2026 11:44:01 UTC

PublishedApr 10, 2024 20:39:31 UTC

ReservedFeb 13, 2024 19:10:00 UTC

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Sukhov Mikhail (Angara Security) for reporting this issue.