Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2020-36229
A flaw was discovered in ldap_X509dn2bv in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the X.509 DN parsing in ad_keystring, resulting in denial of service.
EPSS: 0.043 (90.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.14.6
- Openldap
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36229?
- CVE-2020-36229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36229?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.