CVE-2017-14159
slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might all
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.
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7
EPSS 0.00158
Monitor
- No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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