NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package openldap  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-OPENLDAP-1039721
  • published4 Nov 2020
  • disclosed8 Dec 2020

Introduced: 4 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-25692  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap package and not the openldap package as distributed by Ubuntu.

A NULL pointer dereference was found in OpenLDAP server and was fixed in openldap 2.4.55, during a request for renaming RDNs. An unauthenticated attacker could remotely crash the slapd process by sending a specially crafted request, causing a Denial of Service.