Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-36221 |
CWE-ID | CWE-191 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openldap (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU50389
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36221
CWE-ID:
CWE-191 - Integer underflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the serialNumberAndIssuerCheck() function in schema_init.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application, trigger an integer underflow and crash the slapd.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsopenldap (Alpine package): 2.4.24-r0 - 2.4.56-r0
CPE2.3http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a2dc275fa79022f02431a3557b92a800d0dbc076
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f47320d0d907515cff98ab938fb8b7208466c56e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ab53f566e28a24fdc63802323809ee5a25d81220
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.