CVE-2020-36222 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenLDAP versions prior to 2.4.57, including instances within Apple and Debian products. This flaw, an assertion failure in slapd's saslAuthzTo validation, carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a complete loss of availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.57CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.14.0, < 10.14.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.14.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Third-Party Package Updates in Splunk Enterprise - October 2024
Oct 14, 2024openldap: Assertion failure in slapd in the saslAuthzTo validation
Jan 26, 2021A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an assertion failure in slapd in the saslAuthzTo validation resulting in denial of service.
Jan 12, 2021