Name: CVE-2017-7551: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-7551, CWE-209, CWE-640, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.01418

389-ds-base version before 1.3.5.19 and 1.3.6.7 are vulnerable to password brute-force attacks during account lockout due to different return codes returned on password attempts.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Amazon_linux	—	Upgrade 389-ds-base	Oct 3, 2017	Aug 16, 2017
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade 389-ds-base-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-snmpUpgrade 389-ds-baseUpgrade 389-ds-base-libsUpgrade 389-ds-base-devel	Aug 28, 2019	Aug 16, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade 389-ds-base	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 16, 2017
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade 389-ds-base-libsUpgrade 389-ds-base	Dec 4, 2019	Aug 16, 2017
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade 389-ds-base-libsUpgrade 389-ds-base-snmpUpgrade 389-ds-base-develUpgrade 389-ds-base	Sep 6, 2017	Jul 31, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade 389-ds-base-snmpNo solution existsUpgrade 389-ds-base-debuginfoUpgrade 389-ds-base-develUpgrade 389-ds-base-libsUpgrade 389-ds-base	Sep 5, 2017	Aug 16, 2017
Suse	—	Upgrade 389-ds-debugsourceUpgrade 389-ds-debuginfoUpgrade 389-dsUpgrade 389-ds-devel	Dec 20, 2017	Aug 16, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Aug 16, 2017

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CVSS Details

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