Bug 1252567 (CVE-2015-5179)

Summary: CVE-2015-5179 FreeIPA: non-printable characters aren't checked in every case of user data
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Kurt Seifried <kseifried>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: abokovoy, ipa-maint, mkosek, pviktori, pvoborni, rcritten, ssorce
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Bug Depends On: 1254205    
Bug Blocks: 1252568    

Description Kurt Seifried 2015-08-11 17:42:12 UTC
alich in the FreeIPA bug tracker reported:

A number of non printable strings can cause FreeIPA to improperly display user data, potentially modifying what is shown to an administrator.

External Reference:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/5153

Comment 1 Stefan Cornelius 2015-08-17 12:33:37 UTC
Created freeipa tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1254205]