Out-of-Bounds Affecting openldap package, versions <2.4.46-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-OPENLDAP-1928524
  • published18 Dec 2017
  • disclosed18 Dec 2017

Introduced: 18 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17740  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 openldap to version 2.4.46-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap package and not the openldap package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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