CVE-2017-17740 is a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenLDAP through version 2.4.45, specifically when the nops module and memberof overlay are both enabled. This flaw, also impacting products like McAfee and Oracle, allows remote attackers to crash the slapd daemon by sending a crafted member MODDN operation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 21.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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