CVE-2015-1827

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1827
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-30 14:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe get_user_grouplist function in the extdom plug-in in FreeIPA before 4.1.4 does not properly reallocate memory when processing user accounts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a group list request for a user that belongs to a large number of groups.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-19 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Application Freeipa Freeipa All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: freeipa-4.1.4-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
FreeIPA 'get_user_grouplist()' Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
#4908 (Extdom plugin fails when encountering large groups) – freeipa af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fedorahosted.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: freeipa-4.1.4-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Bug 1205200 – CVE-2015-1827 ipa: memory corruption when using get_user_grouplist() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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