CVE-2017-9277

existing connection is being used even though eDirectory LDAP server is upgraded to EBA

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The LDAP backend in Novell eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 when switched to EBA (Enhanced Background Authentication) kept open connections without EBA.

El backend LDAP en Novell eDirectory, en versiones anteriores a la 9.0 SP4, al cambiar a EBA (Enhanced Background Authentication) mantenía las conexiones abiertas sin EBA.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-05-29 CVE Reserved
2018-03-02 CVE Published
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473	X_refsource_confirm
https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"				<= 9.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version " <= 9.0"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"				9.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version "9.0"		sp1		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"				9.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version "9.0"		sp2		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"				9.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version "9.0"		sp3		Affected