CVE-2020-15719 describes a certificate validation flaw in libldap within specific third-party OpenLDAP packages, affecting products like McAfee, OpenLDAP, OpenSUSE, Oracle, and Red Hat. The vulnerability allows the software to incorrectly validate certificates by prioritizing the Common Name (CN) over a non-matching Subject Alternative Name (SAN) when RFC6125 support is asserted. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.2 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability requires user interaction and high attack complexity, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.46-10.el8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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