CVE-2017-11501 describes a vulnerability in NixOS 17.03 and earlier where the users.ldap module, when configured to use TLS for LDAP authentication, unconditionally disables peer certificate validation. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) allows an attacker to intercept or tamper with LDAP traffic without detection, potentially leading to unauthorized access (CWE-295). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 17.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:nixos_project:nixos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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