# CVE-2016-6500: Unspecified methods in the RACF Connector component before 1.1.1.0 in ForgeRock OpenIDM and OpenICF improperly call the SearchControls const

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified methods in the RACF Connector component before 1.1.1.0 in ForgeRock OpenIDM and OpenICF improperly call the SearchControls constructor with returnObjFlag set to true, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.

## What to do

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## References

- https://backstage.forgerock.com/knowledge/kb/article/a96963547

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