Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenLDAP

1) Integer underflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU50389

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36221

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9404
https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9424
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/38ac838e4150c626bbfa0082b7e2cf3a2bb4df31
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/58c1748e81c843c5b6e61648d2a4d1d82b47e842
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Release of invalid pointer or reference

EUVDB-ID: #VU50398

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36224

CWE-ID: CWE-763 - Release of invalid pointer or reference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to release of an invalid pointer when processing saslAuthzTo requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to slapd and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9409
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/554dff1927176579d652f2fe60c90e9abbad4c65
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/5a2017d4e61a6ddc4dcb4415028e0d08eb6bca26
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/c0b61a9486508e5202aa2e0cfb68c9813731b439
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/d169e7958a3e0dc70f59c8374bf8a59833b7bdd8
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

3) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU50397

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36230

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when parsing the X.509 DN within the ber_next_element() function in decode.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to slapd and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9423
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/8c1d96ee36ed98b32cd0e28b7069c7b8ea09d793
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

4) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU50396

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36229

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in ldap_X509dn2bv when parsing X.509 DN in ad_keystring. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to slapd and crash it.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9425
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/4bdfffd2889c0c5cdf58bebafbdc8fce4bb2bff0
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

5) Integer underflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU50395

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36228

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow when processing the certificate list exact assertion. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the slapd, trigger integer underflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9427
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/91dccd25c347733b365adc74cb07d074512ed5ad
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

6) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU50394

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36227

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in slapd with the cancel_extop Cancel operation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and perform a denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9428
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/9d0e8485f3113505743baabf1167e01e4558ccf5
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

7) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU50393

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36226

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application leading to a memch->bv_len miscalculation during saslAuthzTo processing. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the slapd and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9413
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/554dff1927176579d652f2fe60c90e9abbad4c65
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/5a2017d4e61a6ddc4dcb4415028e0d08eb6bca26
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/c0b61a9486508e5202aa2e0cfb68c9813731b439
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/d169e7958a3e0dc70f59c8374bf8a59833b7bdd8
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

8) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU50392

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36225

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the saslAuthzTo processing. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the slapd, trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9412
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/554dff1927176579d652f2fe60c90e9abbad4c65
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/5a2017d4e61a6ddc4dcb4415028e0d08eb6bca26
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/c0b61a9486508e5202aa2e0cfb68c9813731b439
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/d169e7958a3e0dc70f59c8374bf8a59833b7bdd8
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

9) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU50391

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36223

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error during the Values Return Filter control handling. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the slapd, trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9408
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/21981053a1195ae1555e23df4d9ac68d34ede9dd
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

10) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU50390

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36222

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLDAP: 2.4.3 - 2.4.56

CPE2.3

External links

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9406
https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9407
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/02dfc32d658fadc25e4040f78e36592f6e1e1ca0
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/6ed057b5b728b50746c869bcc9c1f85d0bbbf6ed
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/6ed057b5b728b50746c869bcc9c1f85d0bbbf6ed.aa
https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	10
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-36221 CVE-2020-36224 CVE-2020-36230 CVE-2020-36229 CVE-2020-36228 CVE-2020-36227 CVE-2020-36226 CVE-2020-36225 CVE-2020-36223 CVE-2020-36222
CWE-ID	CWE-191 CWE-763 CWE-617 CWE-843 CWE-835 CWE-399 CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	OpenLDAP Server applications / Directory software, identity management
Vendor	OpenLDAP.org