openEuler 20.03 LTS update for openldap



Published: 2020-12-30

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU48143

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25692

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in slapd normalization handling with modrdn. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted packet to the slapd daemon and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS

openldap-debuginfo: before 2.4.50-2

openldap-devel: before 2.4.50-2

openldap-clients: before 2.4.50-2

openldap-debugsource: before 2.4.50-2

openldap-servers: before 2.4.50-2

openldap-help: before 2.4.50-2

openldap: before 2.4.50-2

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1111


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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