CVE-2020-1722 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in all ipa versions 4.x.x through 4.8.0. When sending a very long password (>= 1,000,000 characters) to the server, the password hashing process could exhaust memory and CPU leading to a denial of service and the website becoming unresponsive. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freeipa	Freeipa	>= 4.0.0, <= 4.8.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1722Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1722Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-1722?

CVE-2020-1722 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in all ipa versions 4.x.x through 4.8.0. When sending a very long password (>= 1,000,000 characters) to the server, the password hashing process could exhaust memory and CPU leading t...

How severe is CVE-2020-1722?

CVE-2020-1722 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-1722?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freeipa Freeipa, Redhat Enterprise Linux.