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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2018-16838

CVE-2018-16838

MEDIUM5.4

A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation

Published Mar 25, 2019

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A flaw was found in sssd Group Policy Objects implementation. When the GPO is not readable by SSSD due to a too strict permission settings on the server side, SSSD will allow all authenticated users to login instead of denying access.

References

ADVISORY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00042.html

ADVISORY

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00051.html

ADVISORY

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2177

ADVISORY

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2437

ADVISORY

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3651

WEB

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16838

WEB

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16838

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

5.4

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

NoneA:N

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Configuration

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 25, 2019

ModifiedFeb 13, 2025

CVE-2018-16838 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence