{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-xxfr-gfjr-h844",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:01:03Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:01:03Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-14159"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14159"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=8703"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-665"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-09-05T18:29:00Z"
  }
}