CVE-2017-14159

Published: Sep 5, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

4.7

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Openldap: Openldap · Oracle: Blockchain Platform

1 product

1 product

Blockchain Platform

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openldap Openldap	Up to 2.4.45

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Oracle Blockchain Platform	Before 21.1.2

Related CWEs

Improper Initialization

The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.

References (4)

http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingMailing ListVendor Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

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