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Red Hat: CVE-2017-7537: Moderate: pki-core security update (RHSA-2017:2335)

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Red Hat: CVE-2017-7537: Moderate: pki-core security update (RHSA-2017:2335)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/01/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/04/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-pki-base
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-base-java
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-ca
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-core-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-javadoc
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-kra
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-server
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-symkey
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-tools

References

  • CVE-2017-7537
  • RHSA-2017:2335

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