Use After Free Affecting openldap-servers package, versions <0:2.4.44-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
42.19% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-OPENLDAPSERVERS-2084326
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 May 2017

Introduced: 17 May 2017

CVE-2017-9287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 openldap-servers to version 0:2.4.44-5.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap-servers package and not the openldap-servers package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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