CVE-2020-25709: High severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Nov 19, 2020
·
Updated

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.

Other sources

A malicious packet can force OpenLDAP to fail an assertion in certificateListValidate function in servers/slapd/schemainit.c.

Reference: https://bugs.openldap.org/showbug.cgi?id=9383

Upstream patch: https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/67670f4544e28fb09eb7319c39f404e1d3229e65

— Red Hat

OpenLDAP. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit

CVE-2020-25709

Affected Software

28 affected componentsFixes available
debian/openldap
2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u72.4.57+dfsg-3+deb11u12.5.13+dfsg-5
redhat/openldap<2.4.56
2.4.56
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.2
11.2
Apple Catalina
Apple Mojave
openldap OpenLDAP<2.4.56
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14.0<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
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=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.0.1
redhat JBoss Core Services

Remediation

Patch Available

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1899675

Event History

Nov 19, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:52 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 18, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:51 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:51 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue in OpenLDAP?

The vulnerability ID for this issue in OpenLDAP is CVE-2020-25709.

2

What is the affected software for this vulnerability?

The affected software for this vulnerability includes Apple macOS Big Sur (11.2), Apple Catalina, and Apple Mojave.

3

What was the remedy for this vulnerability in Apple macOS Big Sur?

The remedy for this vulnerability in Apple macOS Big Sur was improved checks.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25709?

The severity of CVE-2020-25709 is not specified.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-25709?

To fix CVE-2020-25709, update to the latest version of the affected software as provided by the vendor.

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