SB2021011829 - Reachable Assertion in openldap (Alpine package)
Published: January 18, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011829
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36222)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in slapd in the saslAuthzTo validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.