CVE-2017-14159

openldap: Privilege escalation via PID file manipulation

Published Sep 5, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5669 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:20 PM
Reserved
Sep 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 5, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 28, 2017, 12:00 AM