# CVE-2007-5707: Denial of service in n/a > Remote attackers can crash the OpenLDAP server by sending a malformed LDAP request, causing a denial of service. - **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 30 Oct 2007 - **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-56rq-8cxr-3584, RHSA-2007:1037, RHSA-2007:1038 ## What is CVE-2007-5707? CVE-2007-5707 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Openldap Openldap, published on 30 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description OpenLDAP before 2.3.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) via an LDAP request with a malformed objectClasses attribute. NOTE: this has been reported as a double free, but the reports are inconsistent. Weakness: CWE-399 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5707? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `compat-openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.1.30-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-clients` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers-sql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `compat-openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.1.30-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-clients` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers-sql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `compat-openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.1.30-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-clients` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers-sql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `compat-openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.1.30-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-clients` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `openldap-servers-sql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.2.13-8.el4_6.1 | | `compat-openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap-clients` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap-servers` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap-servers-sql` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `compat-openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | | `openldap-clients` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.3.27-8.el5_1.1 | Products: Openldap Openldap. ## How do I fix CVE-2007-5707? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2007-5707 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5707 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Openldap Openldap - [CVE-2015-3276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3276/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5) - [CVE-2002-1378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1378/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5) - [CVE-2002-1379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1379/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5) - [CVE-2002-0045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0045/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5) - [CVE-2005-4442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4442/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5707 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2007-5707 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Openldap Openldap, published on 30 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5707 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Openldap Openldap. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5707/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5707/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5707 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5707 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5707 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5707/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.