CVE catalog

CVE-2016-5404

freeipa: CVE-2016-5404

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Sep 1, 2016, 1:57:02 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.58% · Oct 22, 2026

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	freeipa	sid	`4.13.1-1`	fixed
Debian	freeipa	trixie	`4.12.4-1`	fixed
Debian	freeipa	bookworm	`4.9.11-1`	fixed
Ubuntu	freeipa	pro	`4.1.4-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	freeipa	pro	`4.3.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	freeipa	pro	`4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	freeipa	pro	`4.1.4-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	freeipa	pro	`4.3.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	freeipa	pro	`4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	freeipa	source	sid	`4.3.2-5`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[835131]
Debian	freeipa	source	trixie	`4.3.2-5`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[835131]
Debian	freeipa	source	bookworm	`4.3.2-5`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[835131]
Ubuntu	freeipa	deb	pro	`4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1`	Not reported	USN-4792-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	freeipa	deb	pro	`4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5404	Not reported

[Debian bug #835131]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[freeipa-client]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[freeipa-client-epn]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[freeipa-client-samba]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[freeipa-common]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[python3-ipaclient]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
[python3-ipalib]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12
- 4.9.11-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · bookworm; dsa · freeipa · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[freeipa-client]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[freeipa-client-epn]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[freeipa-client-samba]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[freeipa-common]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[python3-ipaclient]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
[python3-ipalib]Fixed
Source package: [freeipa]
Details (2)
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13
- 4.12.4-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.2-5
  dsa · freeipa · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:22:18 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]