CVE-2017-11501

NixOS 17.03 and earlier has an unintended default absence of SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP. The users.ldap NixOS module implements user authentication against LDAP servers via a PAM module. It was found that if TLS is enabled to connect to the LDAP server with users.ldap.useTLS, peer verification will be unconditionally disabled in /etc/ldap.conf.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:nixos_project:nixos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:38

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References
  • {'url': 'https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk', 'name': 'https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nix-security-announce/qrDU0KH_ZRk', 'tags': ['Mitigation', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
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Information

Published : 2017-07-20 23:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:04


NVD link : CVE-2017-11501

Mitre link : CVE-2017-11501

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-11501


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Products Affected

nixos_project

  • nixos
CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation