Nixos
CVE-2017-11501
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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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