CVE-2016-5410: firewalld Improper Authentication
Modified
AliasesRHSA-2016:2597UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5410DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5410openSUSE-SU-2024:10205-1
Published 19-04-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-5410 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in firewalld. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 19-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
firewalld.py in firewalld before 0.4.3.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and modify firewall configurations via the (1) addPassthrough, (2) removePassthrough, (3) addEntry, (4) removeEntry, or (5) setEntries D-Bus API method.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSources4 sources · 5.5–6.1
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Low 2.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
29%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.36% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat9 products
- enterprise_linux_desktop7.0
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node7.0
- enterprise_linux_server7.0
- enterprise_linux_workstation7.0
- firewall-applet< 0:0.4.3.2-8.el7
Debian1 product
- firewalld< 0.4.3.3-1
Firewalld1 product
- firewalld≤ 0.4.3.2
Opensuse1 product
- firewalld&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 0.4.4.2-1.1
Ubuntu1 product
- firewalld< 0.4.0-1ubuntu0.1
5 vendors · 13 products
