389-ds-base: Remote crash via crafted LDAP messages
Published Jun 22, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.59%
Description
389-ds-base before versions 1.3.5.17 and 1.3.6.10 is vulnerable to an invalid pointer dereference in the way LDAP bind requests are handled. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP bind request, resulting in denial of service.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product 389-DS-Base Defaultn/a
- Version 389-ds-base 1.3.5.17StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 389-ds-base 1.3.6.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 389-DS-Base | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≥ 1.3.5.0 · < 1.3.5.17
- ≥ 1.3.6.0 · < 1.3.6.10
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-91.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0893
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
389-ds-base-0:1.3.5.10-20.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0920
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-91.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0893 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 389-ds-base-0:1.3.5.10-20.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0920 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02593) | 84.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02627) | 83.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 21, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03115) | 86.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 7.61% (0.07615) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 10.99% (0.10986) | 93.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.26% (0.17263) | 94.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.36% (0.21360) | 92.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.14% (0.17135) | 94.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 79.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 77.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00591) | 75.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00879) | 80.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 80.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97524 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0893 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0920 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2668 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1436575 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2668 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2668
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49220 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2668
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97524 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0893 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0920 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2668 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1436575 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2668 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2668 | ||
| https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49220 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2668 |
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