CVE-2017-9287

Published: May 29, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-415

6.5MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-415

Affected Products

openldap

oss-projectaka openldap-servers

openldapOn-premSecurity Product

Security Products / identity-access-mgmt

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

redhat

commercial·USaka red hat

enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

mcafee

commercial·USaka mcafee security, mcaee

policy auditor

Security Products

oracle

commercial·USaka oracle corp.

blockchain platformOn-premWeb App

Databases / data-warehouse-analytics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98736

securityfocus.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3868

debian.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1852

access.redhat.com

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