#VU6842 Double free error in OpenLDAP - CVE-2017-9287
Published: May 31, 2017 / Updated: June 2, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6842
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9287
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP
Software vendor:
OpenLDAP.org
OpenLDAP.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c when processing search requests, which include the Paged Results control with a page size of 0. A remote authenticated attacker can issue a directory search and crash the slapd daemon.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Update to version 2.4.45.