Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12173
CVE-2017-12173
Description
It was found that sssd's sysdb_search_user_by_upn_res() function before 1.16.0 did not sanitize requests when querying its local cache and was vulnerable to injection. In a centralized login environment, if a password hash was locally cached for a given user, an authenticated attacker could use this flaw to retrieve it.
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Affected products
22cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/sssd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sssd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 2.5.2-1.4+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.2-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.4-34.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3379nvdVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1877nvdVendor Advisory
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