CVE-2017-9287
openldap: Double free vulnerability in servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · May 17, 2017
Updated · May 15, 2026
Description
A double-free flaw was found in the way OpenLDAP's slapd server using the MDB backend handled LDAP searches. A remote attacker with access to search the directory could potentially use this flaw to crash slapd by issuing a specially crafted LDAP search query.
Statement
This issue does not affect the versions of OpenLDAP as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they don't use the affected MDB backend in their default configurations. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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 · 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free