CVE-2012-5484

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 4 sources updated this week

0.0

The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 64.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 27, 2013

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

References (18)

secalert@redhathttp://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=18eea90ebb24a9c22248f0b7e18646cc6e3e3e0f
secalert@redhathttp://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=31e41eea6c2322689826e6065ceba82551c565aa
secalert@redhathttp://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=91f4af7e6af53e1c6bf17ed36cb2161863eddae4
secalert@redhathttp://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=a1991aeac19c3fec1fdd0d184c6760c90c9f9fc9
secalert@redhathttp://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=a40285c5a0288669b72f9d991508d4405885bffc
secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0188.html
secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0189.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.freeipa.org/page/CVE-2012-5484
secalert@redhathttp://www.freeipa.org/page/Releases/3.1.2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=18eea90ebb24a9c22248f0b7e18646cc6e3e3e0f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=31e41eea6c2322689826e6065ceba82551c565aa
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=91f4af7e6af53e1c6bf17ed36cb2161863eddae4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=a1991aeac19c3fec1fdd0d184c6760c90c9f9fc9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=a40285c5a0288669b72f9d991508d4405885bffc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0188.html

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	ipa-0:2.2.0-17.el6_3.1	2013-01-23	redhat
redhat	ipa-client-0:2.1.3-5.el5_9.2	2013-01-23	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)

PyPI(2)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
freeipa	4.10.2 ... 4.13.1 (28 versions)	a40285c5a0288669b72f9d991508d4405885bffc	—
ipa	4.10.2 ... 4.13.1 (27 versions)	a40285c5a0288669b72f9d991508d4405885bffc	—

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2012-5484?

CVE-2012-5484 is a none vulnerability published on January 27, 2013. The client in FreeIPA 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.2 does not properly obtain the Certification Authority (CA) certificate from the server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a join procedure via a crafted certificate.

When was CVE-2012-5484 disclosed?

CVE-2012-5484 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 27, 2013, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-5484 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5484 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 64.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2012-5484?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-5484, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2012-5484

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