CVE-2020-36658 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 8.1 Published Updated

The library fails to validate X.509 certificates by default, allowing attackers to bypass TLS security checks when connecting to LDAP backends.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-36658?

CVE-2020-36658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Apache::Session::LDAP before 0.5, validity of the X.509 certificate is not checked by default when connecting to remote LDAP backends, because the default configuration of the Net::LDAPS module for Perl is used. NOTE: this can, for example, be fixed in conjunction with the CVE-2020-16093 fix.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36658?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Lemonldap-Ng Apache\.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36658?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-36658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36658, DLA-3284-1, GHSA-qf7m-fmfh-9c8v, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36658, USN-6596-1.

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