SB2017020113 - Fedora 25 update for openldap
Published: February 1, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017020113
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3276)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the nss_parse_ciphers() function in libraries/libldap/tls_m.c when parsing OpenSSL-style multi-keyword mode cipher strings. A remote attacker can pass force the application to use a weaker than intended cipher.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.