CVE-2017-2591

LOW
3.7
CVSS Score
Published: April 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:16 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsEnterprise Linux389 Directory Server389-ds Base

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Severity
LOW3.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.3.6
Affected range stops below 1.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95670
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2591
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/48986

CVSS

3.7LOWredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-125

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