CVE-2020-36229: High severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Jan 25, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was discovered in ldapX509dn2bv in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the X.509 DN parsing in adkeystring, 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

26 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 iOS and macOS>=10.14.0<10.14.6
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=10.14.6-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
Apple macOS>=11.1<11.4

Remediation

Patch Available

https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/4bdfffd2889c0c5cdf58bebafbdc8fce4bb2bff0

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.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-36229?

CVE-2020-36229 is a vulnerability related to OpenLDAP that was addressed with improved checks.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-36229?

CVE-2020-36229 affects macOS Big Sur version 11.4, Mojave, and Catalina.

3

How was CVE-2020-36229 addressed?

CVE-2020-36229 was addressed with improved checks.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-36229?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-36229 at the following references: [Apple Support - HT212530](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530), [Apple Support - HT212529](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529), [Apple Support - HT212531](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531).

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2020-36229?

Yes, the issue was addressed with improved checks.

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