slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a…
Priority LOW 22CWE-665Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00346 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxfr-gfjr-h844
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-14159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxfr-gfjr-h844 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-14159 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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