CVE-2017-9267 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Novell eDirectory before 9.0.3.1 the LDAP interface was not strictly enforcing cipher restrictions allowing weaker ciphers to be used during SSL BIND operations.

Published: 2018-03-02

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Novell

eDirectory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 9.0.3.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18203	In Novell eDirectory before 9.0.3.1 the LDAP interface was not strictly enforcing cipher restrictions allowing weaker ciphers to be used during SSL BIND operations.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01046.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Edirectory

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2018-03-02T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:52:55.859Z

Reserved: 2017-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9267

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-02T20:29:00.677

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:27:47.290

Link: CVE-2017-9267

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-757
Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation ('Algorithm Downgrade')
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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