CVE-2007-6698

Description

The BDB backend for slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.3.36 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a potentially-successful modify operation with the NOOP control set to critical, possibly due to a double free vulnerability.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.62% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:058 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29225 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019480 vdb entry
http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-bugs/200704/msg00067.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28817 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0059
http://secunia.com/advisories/29682 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0059
http://secunia.com/advisories/29256 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488242/100/200/threaded mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431203
http://secunia.com/advisories/29068 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-584-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0110.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28953 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1541 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10748 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00105.html vendor advisory
http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-bugs/200704/msg00068.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29957 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26245 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6698?
CVE-2007-6698 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6698?
To fix CVE-2007-6698, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6698 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6698 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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