FKIE_CVE-2007-6698

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-02-01 22:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28817Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28953Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29068Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29225Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29256
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29682Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29957Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0059
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0059
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1541
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:058
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-bugs/200704/msg00067.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-bugs/200704/msg00068.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0110.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488242/100/200/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26245
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019480
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-584-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431203
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10748
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00105.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28817Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28953Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29068Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29225Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29256
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29682Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29957Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0059
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0059
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1541
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:058
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-bugs/200704/msg00067.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-bugs/200704/msg00068.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0110.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488242/100/200/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26245
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019480
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-584-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431203
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10748
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00105.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openldap openldap *
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      "value": "El backend de BDB para slapd en OpenLDAP versiones anteriores a 2.3.36, permite a los usuarios autenticados remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (bloqueo) por medio de una operaci\u00f3n de modificaci\u00f3n potencialmente con \u00e9xito con el control NOOP establecido en cr\u00edtico, posiblemente debido a una vulnerabilidad de doble liberaci\u00f3n."
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  "id": "CVE-2007-6698",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:48:35.997",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 4.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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}



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