CVE-2017-11501
NixOS LDAP TLS Certificate Verification Weakness
Description
NixOS 17.03 and earlier has an unintended default absence of SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP. The users.ldap NixOS module implements user authentication against LDAP servers via a PAM module. It was found that if TLS is enabled to connect to the LDAP server with users.ldap.useTLS, peer verification will be unconditionally disabled in /etc/ldap.conf.
INFO
Published Date :
July 20, 2017, 11:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:38 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-11501.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/20/1 | Mailing List Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/27506 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-11501 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-11501 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/20/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/20/1 Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/27506 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/27506 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk Mitigation, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk [Patch, Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/20/1 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/20/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/27506 No Types Assigned https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/27506 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-295 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:nixos_project:nixos:17.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11501 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11501
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.16 }} 0.01%
score
0.51022
percentile