Vulnerability in Openldap
CVE-2017-14159
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.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi (Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14159?
- CVE-2017-14159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openldap, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14159?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14159 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.