Improper authentication in 389-ds-base - CVE-2017-15135

 

Improper authentication in 389-ds-base - CVE-2017-15135

Published: March 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11126
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15135
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: 389 Directory Server Project
Affected software:
389-ds-base

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of internal hash comparison operations. A remote attacker can bypass the authentication process.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15135

Install update from vendor's website.

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