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CVE-2017-2668

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.5.17 and 1.3.6.10 is vulnerable to an invalid pointer dereference in the way LDAP bind requests are handled.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.5.17 and 1.3.6.10 is vulnerable to an invalid pointer dereference in the way LDAP bind requests are handled. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP bind request, resulting in denial of service.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:0920 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2668 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • pagure.io /389-ds-base/issue/49220 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97524 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:0893 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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