7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-9277
Novell eDirectory Unauthenticated Remote Connection Keeping Vulnerability
Description

The LDAP backend in Novell eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 when switched to EBA (Enhanced Background Authentication) kept open connections without EBA.

INFO

Published Date :

March 2, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9277 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 Novell edirectory
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-2017-9277.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473
https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9277 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source SUSE OpenText
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html
    Removed Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473
    Removed CVSS V3 SUSE AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3 OpenText AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 SUSE AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-19 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html No Types Assigned https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794 No Types Assigned https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:9.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.18 }} 0.02%

score

0.55127

percentile

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