Reachable Assertion Affecting openldap package, versions <2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.52% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-OPENLDAP-1040483
  • published16 Nov 2020
  • disclosed18 May 2021

Introduced: 16 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-25709  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.10 openldap to version 2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 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:20.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in OpenLDAP. This flaw allows an attacker who can send a malicious packet to be processed by OpenLDAP’s slapd server, to trigger an assertion failure. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

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