Reachable Assertion Affecting openldap package, versions <2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.5+esm4


medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.91% (83rd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high
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SUSE
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-OPENLDAP-1043747
  • published 16 Nov 2020
  • disclosed 18 May 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 openldap to version 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.5+esm4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap package and not the openldap package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in OpenLDAP. This flaw allows an attacker who can send a malicious packet to be processed by OpenLDAP’s slapd server, to trigger an assertion failure. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.