Integer Underflow Affecting openldap package, versions <2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.27% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-OPENLDAP-1064857
  • published26 Jan 2021
  • disclosed26 Jan 2021

Introduced: 26 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-36221  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 openldap to version 2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap package and not the openldap package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer underflow was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to slapd crashes in the Certificate Exact Assertion processing, resulting in denial of service (schema_init.c serialNumberAndIssuerCheck).

CVSS Scores

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