CVE-2024-1481
Freeipa: specially crafted http requests potentially lead to denial of service
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Published | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Feb 25, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2147 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3044 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1481 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2262169 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00026.html lists.fedoraproject.org: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FKTET3PAOMCHBXUUY37X556PVA3DFQES/
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Sukhov Mikhail (Angara Security) for reporting this issue.