CVE-2020-36227: High severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Jan 25, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an infinite loop in slapd with the cancelextop Cancel operation, resulting in denial of service.

Other sources

OpenLDAP. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit

CVE-2020-36226, CVE-2020-36229, CVE-2020-36225, CVE-2020-36224, CVE-2020-36223, CVE-2020-36227, CVE-2020-36228, CVE-2020-36221, CVE-2020-36222, CVE-2020-36230, CVE-2020-36226, CVE-2020-36229, CVE-2020-36225, CVE-2020-36224, CVE-2020-36223, CVE-2020-36227, CVE-2020-36228, CVE-2020-36221, CVE-2020-36222, CVE-2020-36230, CVE-2020-36226, CVE-2020-36227, CVE-2020-36223, CVE-2020-36224, CVE-2020-36225, CVE-2020-36221, CVE-2020-36228, CVE-2020-36222, CVE-2020-36230, CVE-2020-36229

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
debian/openldap
2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u72.4.57+dfsg-3+deb11u12.5.13+dfsg-5
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.4
11.4
Apple Catalina
Apple Mojave
openldap OpenLDAP<2.4.57
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Apple macOS>=11.1<11.4

Event History

Jan 25, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:43 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:43 AM
Description

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?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-36227.

2

What software versions are affected by this vulnerability?

The macOS Big Sur version up to and excluding 11.4, Mojave, and Catalina are affected by this vulnerability.

3

How was this vulnerability addressed?

This vulnerability was addressed with improved checks.

4

Are there any known remedies for this vulnerability?

Yes, Apple has provided remedies for this vulnerability. Please refer to the following links for more information: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531).

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