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CVE-2017-2591

389-ds-base: Heap buffer overflow in uiduniq.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.7

CVSS 3.0

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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 · 3.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow