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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703 - Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2017-09-05 18:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:12
NVD link : CVE-2017-14159
Mitre link : CVE-2017-14159
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-14159
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openldap
- openldap
oracle
- blockchain_platform
CWE
CWE-665
Improper Initialization