CVE-2017-9277 describes a vulnerability in Novell eDirectory versions prior to 9.0 SP4. When configured with Enhanced Background Authentication (EBA), the LDAP backend failed to properly close connections, leading to a potential security flaw. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable issue with low attack complexity and high impact on integrity, though without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:9.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.