A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an assertion failure in slapd in the saslAuthzTo validation, resulting in denial of service.
CVE-2020-36222
Score elevated to 8.8 because EPSS predicts 78% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 78%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 8.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 75(Track)EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation78% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 99.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 26, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (34)
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/64
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/65
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/70
- cve@mitrehttps://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9406
- cve@mitrehttps://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9407
- cve@mitrehttps://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/02dfc32d658fadc25e4040f78e36592f6e1e1ca0
- cve@mitrehttps://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/6ed057b5b728b50746c869bcc9c1f85d0bbbf6ed
- cve@mitrehttps://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/6ed057b5b728b50746c869bcc9c1f85d0bbbf6ed.aa
- cve@mitrehttps://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0002/
- cve@mitrehttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212529
- cve@mitrehttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212530
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