CVE-2020-15719

Description

libldap in certain third-party OpenLDAP packages has a certificate-validation flaw when the third-party package is asserting RFC6125 support. It considers CN even when there is a non-matching subjectAltName (SAN). This is fixed in, for example, openldap-2.4.46-10.el8 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Category

4.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory openldap.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1740070 issue tracking third party advisory
https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9266 permissions required vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3674 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00033.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00059.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15719?
CVE-2020-15719 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15719?
To fix CVE-2020-15719, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15719 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-15719 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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