CVE-2017-9287
servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.44 is prone to a double free vulnerability.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.44 is prone to a double free vulnerability. A user with access to search the directory can crash slapd by issuing a search including the Paged Results control with a page size of 0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.14% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- openldap/openldap · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · mcafee/policy auditor · oracle/blockchain platform
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3868Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openldap.org/its/?findid=8655Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98736Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038591Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1852Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/863563Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3868Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openldap.org/its/?findid=8655Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98736Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038591Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1852Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/863563Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.