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Nixos CVE-2017-11501

MEDIUM
Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295)
2017-07-20 cve@mitre.org
5.9
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jul 20, 2017 - 23:29 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionCVE.org

NixOS 17.03 and earlier has an unintended default absence of SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP. The users.ldap NixOS module implements user authentication against LDAP servers via a PAM module. It was found that if TLS is enabled to connect to the LDAP server with users.ldap.useTLS, peer verification will be unconditionally disabled in /etc/ldap.conf.

AnalysisAI

NixOS 17.03 and earlier has an unintended default absence of SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-295. NixOS 17.03 and earlier has an unintended default absence of SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP. The users.ldap NixOS module implements user authentication against LDAP servers via a PAM module. It was found that if TLS is enabled to connect to the LDAP server with users.ldap.useTLS, peer verification will be unconditionally disabled in /etc/ldap.conf. Affected products include: Nixos Project Nixos.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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