6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-2668
389-ds-base LDAP Bind Request Invalid Pointer Dereference (Denial of Service)
Description

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.5.17 and 1.3.6.10 is vulnerable to an invalid pointer dereference in the way LDAP bind requests are handled. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP bind request, resulting in denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

June 22, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2668 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Fedoraproject 389_directory_server
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-2017-2668.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97524 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0893 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0920 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2668 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49220 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2668 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0920 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0920 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97524 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97524 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49220 No Types Assigned https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49220 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2668 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2668 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0893 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0893 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.5.0 up to (excluding) 1.3.5.17 *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.6.0 up to (excluding) 1.3.6.10
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0920 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0893 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97524 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.59 }} -0.29%

score

0.75810

percentile

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