CVE-2017-2668
389-ds-base: Remote crash via crafted LDAP messages
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 10, 2017
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
An invalid pointer dereference flaw was found in the way 389-ds-base handled LDAP bind requests. 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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer