Medium severity · published May 29, 2017
CVE-2017-9287
servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.44 is prone to a double free vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
7.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.44 is prone to a double free vulnerability. A user with access to search the directory can crash slapd by issuing a search including the Paged Results control with a page size of 0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.1% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BP
Blockchain Platform · Oracle
before 21.1.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.4; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
OP
Openldap · Openldap
through 2.4.44 · source: NVD
PA
Policy Auditor · Mcafee
before 6.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9287
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9287
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3868
Exploit
http://www.openldap.org/its/?findid=8655
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98736
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038591
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1852
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/863563
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