#795399 freeipa: CVE-2015-5179: non-printable characters aren't check in every case of user data #795399
- Package:
- src:freeipa
- Source:
- freeipa
- Submitter:
- Salvatore Bonaccorso
- Date:
- 2026-07-13 17:35:14 UTC
- Severity:
- important
- Tags:
Hi Timo, the following vulnerability was published for freeipa. I cannot easily test it for older version 4.0.5, could you confirm that? CVE-2015-5179[0]: non-printable characters aren't check in every case of user data If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5179 [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252567 Regards, Salvatore
all versions are affected, but seems like it's not going to be fixed too soon: https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/5153
Dear submitter, as the package freeipa has just been removed from the Debian archive unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry that we couldn't deal with your issue properly. For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/835163 The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal can still be found using http://snapshot.debian.org/. This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Chris Lamb (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)