SB2017041123 - LDAP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: April 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017041123
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0166)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing LDAP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP requests to domain controller, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.