CVE-2017-14159
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by openldap-initscript.
Find out more about CVE-2017-14159 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 1 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openldap | Will not fix |
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