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CVE-2017-15134 json

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the way 389-ds-base 1.3.6.x before 1.3.6.13, 1.3.7.x before 1.3.7.9, 1.4.x before 1.4.0.5 handled…

published 2018-03-01 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6594

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the way 389-ds-base 1.3.6.x before 1.3.6.13, 1.3.7.x before 1.3.7.9, 1.4.x before 1.4.0.5 handled certain LDAP search filters. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP request, thus resulting in denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.3.6.13, 1.3.7.9, 1.4.0.5
  • 389-ds-base Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.7.9-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15134

  • 389-ds-base Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.3.7.9-1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15134

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  • 389-ds-base RHEL 7 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4
  • 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 7 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4
  • 389-ds-base-snmp RHEL 7 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0163

  • 389-ds SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 1.4.0.3-4.7.52

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:1207-2SUSE-SU-2019:1207-1

  • 389-ds openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.0.10~git0.21dd2802c-1.1
  • 389-ds openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.4.0.3-lp150.3.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10593-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1397-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-15134 updated cvss 7.5

389-ds-base: Remote DoS via search filters in slapi_filter_sprintf in slapd/util.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.6.1-26.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0163
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 389-ds-base, 389-ds-base-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Red Hat, Inc. 389-ds-base

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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