Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 22, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-2668
CVE-2017-2668
Description
389-ds-base before versions 1.3.5.17 and 1.3.6.10 is vulnerable to an invalid pointer dereference in the way LDAP bind requests are handled. 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.
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Affected products
8- Range: 389-ds-base 1.3.5.17
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=1.3.5.0,<1.3.5.17
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97524nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0893nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0920nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49220nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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