CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7030

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

Description

FreeIPA uses a default password policy that locks an account after 5 unsuccessful authentication attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by locking out the account in which system services run on.

How to fix

Remediation Available

freeipaDebian

Fixed in:4.4.4-1CVE-2016-7030

Fixed in:4.4.4-1CVE-2016-7030

Fixed in:4.4.4-1CVE-2016-7030

freeipaUbuntu

Fixed in:3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1USN-4792-1

Fixed in:4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-4792-1

freeipa-clientUbuntu

Fixed in:3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1USN-4792-1

Fixed in:4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-4792-1

freeipa-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-4792-1

freeipa-server-trust-adUbuntu

Fixed in:4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-4792-1

python-freeipaUbuntu

Fixed in:3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1USN-4792-1

python-ipaclientUbuntu

Fixed in:4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-4792-1

python-ipalibUbuntu

Fixed in:4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-4792-1

python-ipaserverUbuntu

Fixed in:4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1USN-4792-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references1

rhn.redhat.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.