CVE-2017-6384
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7...
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
- Record
CVE-2017-6384- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
- Record
CVE-2017-6384- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15441 No score
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15441- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qc7h-hr54-rxwh
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7...
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
- Record
GHSA-qc7h-hr54-rxwh- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
- Record
CVE-2017-6384- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6384
Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6384- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10637-1 No score
atheme-7.2.11-1.6 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the atheme-7.2.11-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10637-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
atheme-servicesDebian:12 |
before 7.2.9-1 | 7.2.9-1 |
atheme-servicesDebian:13 |
before 7.2.9-1 | 7.2.9-1 |
atheme-servicesDebian:14 |
before 7.2.9-1 | 7.2.9-1 |
athemeopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 7.2.11-1.6 | 7.2.11-1.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6384 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Atheme, published March 2, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in atheme-services 7.2.9-1.