CVE-2017-14159
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CVE-2017-14159 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by openldap-initscript.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by openldap-initscript.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openldap | Openldap | <= 2.4.45 |
| Oracle | Blockchain Platform | < 21.1.2 |
References
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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