CVE-2017-9287

Public Exploit

Description

servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.44 is prone to a double free vulnerability. A user with access to search the directory can crash slapd by issuing a search including the Paged Results control with a page size of 0.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.08% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openldap.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98736 vdb entry broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3868 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1852 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038591 vdb entry broken link
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 third party advisory
http://www.openldap.org/its/?findid=8655 exploit patch vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/863563 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9287?
CVE-2017-9287 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9287?
To fix CVE-2017-9287, 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-2017-9287 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9287 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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