CVE-2017-15135

HIGH

389 Directory Server 1.3.6.1-1.4.0.3 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Internal Hash Comparison

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

It was found that 389-ds-base since 1.3.6.1 up to and including 1.4.0.3 did not always handle internal hash comparison operations correctly during the authentication process. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the authentication process under very rare and specific circumstances.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102811
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525628
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0414
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0515

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0390
EPSS Percentile 89.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
fedoraproject/389_directory_server 1.3.6.1 - 1.4.0.3
Published Jan 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026