CVE-2016-5405

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-199

Description

389 Directory Server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 through 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 through 7 allows remote attackers to obtain user passwords.

Affected products

RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node: 6.0, 7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2594.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2765.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93884
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358865
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2594.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2765.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93884
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358865

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