Description
FreeIPA 4.0.x before 4.0.5 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when 2FA is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement of the two-factor authentication leveraging an enabled OTP token, which triggers an anonymous bind.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | freeipa | 4.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | freeipa | 4.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | freeipa | 4.0.5-1 | — |
References
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4690
- http://www.freeipa.org/page/Releases/4.1.1
- [Freeipa-users] 20141105 ATTN: CVE-2014-7828 mailing-list
- [Freeipa-devel] 20141105 [PATCH 0076] Ensure that a password exists after OTP validation mailing-list
- freeipa-otp-sec-bypass(98500) vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2014-14427 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160871
- 70932 vdb-entry