CVE-2017-2591
389-ds-base: Heap buffer overflow in uiduniq.c
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · September 13, 2016
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
It was found that the uniqueness_entry_to_config() function, used by the "attribute uniqueness" plugin of 389 Directory Server, did not properly NULL terminate an array used in some configuration. An authenticated, or possibly unauthenticated, attacker could use this flaw to force an out-of-bound heap memory read, possibly triggering a crash of the LDAP service.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.7CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow