Bug 1252567 (CVE-2015-5179) - CVE-2015-5179 FreeIPA: non-printable characters aren't checked in every case of user data
Summary: CVE-2015-5179 FreeIPA: non-printable characters aren't checked in every case ...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2015-5179
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1254205
Blocks: 1252568
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Reported: 2015-08-11 17:42 UTC by Kurt Seifried
Modified: 2021-10-21 00:47 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2021-10-21 00:47:20 UTC
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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]
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