USN-7146-1: Dogtag PKI vulnerabilities

Published Dec 10, 2024
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Updated

Christina Fu discovered that Dogtag PKI accidentally enabled a mock authentication plugin by default. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-7537) It was discovered that Dogtag PKI did not properly sanitize user input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross site scripting and obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-25715) It was discovered that the XML parser did not properly handle entity expansion. A remote attacker could potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2414)

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/dogtag-pki<11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/pki-base<11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/pki-base-java<11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/pki-ca<11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/pki-server<11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
11.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/dogtag-pki<10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/pki-base<10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/pki-ca<10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/pki-server<10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
10.2.6+git20160317-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

Event History

Dec 10, 2024
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-7146-1?

USN-7146-1 has been identified as a moderate severity vulnerability that could allow for unauthorized issuing of certificates.

2

How do I fix USN-7146-1?

To fix USN-7146-1, upgrade the affected packages to the versions indicated in the security notice.

3

What systems are affected by USN-7146-1?

USN-7146-1 affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installations using the Dogtag PKI and related packages.

4

What type of attack can USN-7146-1 enable?

USN-7146-1 can enable an attacker to bypass standard authentication processes to issue unauthorized certificates.

5

Who discovered the vulnerability in USN-7146-1?

Christina Fu discovered the vulnerability in USN-7146-1 that accidentally enabled a mock authentication plugin by default.

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