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CVE-2017-9277: existing connection is being used even though eDirectory LDAP server is upgraded to EBA

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The LDAP backend in Novell eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 when switched to EBA (Enhanced Background Authentication) kept open connections without EBA.

Affected products

• Novell eDirectory: through 9.0; 9.0-sp1, 9.0-sp2, 9.0-sp3

References

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473
• https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html
• https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005473
• https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory904_releasenotes/data/edirectory904_releasenotes.html
• https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794

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