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OpenLDAP <= 2.4.45 Improper Initialization Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
OpenLDAP is prone to an improper initialization vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
slapd in OpenLDAP creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a 'kill `cat /pathname`' command, as demonstrated by openldap-initscript.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenLDAP version 2.4.45 and prior.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.