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TI-2007-06393 Aliases CVE-2007-6698GHSA-9xcf-r85j-w8gv

The BDB backend for slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.3.36 allows remote authenticated users to…

Priority LOW 23CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The BDB backend for slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.3.36 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a potentially-successful modify operation with the NOOP control set to critical, possibly due to a double free vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02044 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.35Vulnerableopenldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.35 Vulnerable ·openldap

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0110 Released 2008-02-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openldap security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) compat-openldap-2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3, compat-openldap-2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3.i386, compat-openldap-2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4.i386, compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) compat-openldap-2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3, compat-openldap-2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3.i386, openldap-2.3.27-8.el5_1.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) openldap-2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-devel-2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-devel-2.3.27-8.el5_1.3.i386 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4.i386, openldap-2.2.13-8.el4_6.4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4.i386, compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4.i386, compat-openldap-2.1.30-8.el4_6.4.ia64 +15

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0110

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6698
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xcf-r85j-w8gv

References

Advisory 8

Other 7

  • TI-2022-11700 In OpenLDAP 2.x before 2.5.12 and 2.6.x before 2.6.2, a SQL injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18548 An integer underflow was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18541 An integer underflow was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to slapd crashes in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18547 A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an infinite loop in slapd with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18542 A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an assertion failure in slapd… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-05563 OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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