CVE-2017-2591 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2017-2591

389-ds-base before version 1.3.6 is vulnerable to an improperly NULL...

Vulnerability Description

389-ds-base before version 1.3.6 is vulnerable to an improperly NULL terminated array in the uniqueness_entry_to_config() function in the "attribute uniqueness" plugin of 389 Directory Server. An authenticated, or possibly unauthenticated, attacker could use this flaw to force an out-of-bound heap memory read, possibly triggering a crash of the LDAP service.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

unspecified

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Affected Software

389-ds-base
Vulnerable Versions:
389-ds-base 1.3.6

Timeline

Official Publish: April 30th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)