CVE-2017-17740

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-10-20
CWE:
CWE-628
Bugzilla:
1527076: CVE-2017-17740 openldap: contrib/slapd-modules/nops/nops.c attempts to free stack buffer allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

contrib/slapd-modules/nops/nops.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.45, when both the nops module and the memberof overlay are enabled, attempts to free a buffer that was allocated on the stack, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) via a member MODDN operation.

Find out more about CVE-2017-17740 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 5.9
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 openldap Not affected
Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 openldap Not affected
Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 openldap Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 openldap Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openldap Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compat-openldap Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openldap Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 compat-openldap Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openldap24-libs Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 openldap Not affected

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