CVE-2020-12243: High severity macos catalina vulnerability

Published Apr 28, 2020
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Updated

In filter.c in slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.4.50, LDAP search filters with nested boolean expressions can result in denial of service (daemon crash).

Other sources

OpenLDAP. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit

CVE-2020-12243

Affected Software

93 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/openldap<2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.5
2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.5
ubuntu/openldap<2.4.48+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
2.4.48+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
ubuntu/openldap<2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2
2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2
ubuntu/openldap<2.4.31-1+
2.4.31-1+
ubuntu/openldap<2.4.50
2.4.50
ubuntu/openldap<2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.8
2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.8
debian/openldap
2.4.57+dfsg-3+deb11u12.5.13+dfsg-52.5.18+dfsg-22.5.18+dfsg-3
Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.6
10.15.6
Apple Mojave
Apple High Sierra
openldap OpenLDAP<2.4.50
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
NetApp Cloud Backup
NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
All of the following
NetApp H410c Firmware
NetApp H410c
All of the following
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
All of the following
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
All of the following
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
All of the following
NetApp H300e Firmware
NetApp H300e
All of the following
NetApp H500e Firmware
NetApp H500e
All of the following
NetApp H700e Firmware
NetApp H700e
All of the following
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.13.0<10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14.0<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit=8.8
Oracle Solaris=10
Oracle Solaris=11
NetApp H410c Firmware
NetApp H410c
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
NetApp H300e Firmware
NetApp H300e
NetApp H500e Firmware
NetApp H500e
NetApp H700e Firmware
NetApp H700e
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s

Remediation

Patch Available

https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9202

Patch Available

https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/98464c11df8247d6a11b52e294ba5dd4f0380440

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

Patch Available

https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/d38d48fc8f572dedfb67b9da61a2ba3b125ced91

Event History

Apr 28, 2020
CVE Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:07 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:07 PM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:37 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-12243.

2

What software is affected by this vulnerability?

The vulnerability affects Apple macOS Catalina, Apple Mojave, and Apple High Sierra.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12243?

The severity of CVE-2020-12243 is not specified.

4

How was this vulnerability addressed?

This vulnerability was addressed with improved checks.

5

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

More information about this vulnerability can be found at the following link: [CVE-2020-12243](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211289)

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