CVE-2017-7488
Authconfig version 6.2.8 is vulnerable to an Information exposure while using SSSD to authenticate against remote server resulting in the leak of information about existing usernames.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Authconfig version 6.2.8 is vulnerable to an Information exposure while using SSSD to authenticate against remote server resulting in the leak of information about existing usernames.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- authconfig project/authconfig
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101784
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2285
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441604Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://pagure.io/authconfig/c/0972f61ad4b5657ed89cf953e8f58f6513096224?branch=masterPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101784
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2285
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441604Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://pagure.io/authconfig/c/0972f61ad4b5657ed89cf953e8f58f6513096224?branch=masterPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.