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01 Record

CVE-2020-12243

In filter.c in slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.4.50, LDAP search filters with nested boolean expressions can result in denial of service (daemon crash).

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

In filter.c in slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.4.50, LDAP search filters with nested boolean expressions can result in denial of service (daemon crash).

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 91.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-04-28 18:07Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-14 09:06Z15 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2020-04-24
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-674Uncontrolled RecursionClass
  • CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
aed8e90c1751966e80eef125fa84e61f1e7e959d4268ba3386c89af3b4c57c65

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
applemac_os_xNot specified—
broadcombrocade_fabric_operating_systemNot specified—
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
netappcloud_backupNot specified—
netapph300eNot specified—
netapph300e_firmwareNot specified—
netapph300sNot specified—
netapph300s_firmwareNot specified—
netapph410cNot specified—
netapph410c_firmwareNot specified—
netapph410sNot specified—
netapph410s_firmwareNot specified—
netapph500eNot specified—
netapph500e_firmwareNot specified—
netapph500sNot specified—
netapph500s_firmwareNot specified—
netapph700eNot specified—
netapph700e_firmwareNot specified—
netapph700sNot specified—
netapph700s_firmwareNot specified—
openldapopenldapNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—
oraclesolarisNot specified—
oraclezfs_storage_appliance_kitNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatjboss_core_servicesNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_web_serverNot specified—
redhatopenshift_doNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • openldap
    Fixed in 2.4.50+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • openldap
    Fixed in 2.4.50+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • openldap
    Fixed in 2.4.50+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • openldap
    Fixed in 2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.8

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • openldap
    Fixed in 2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.5

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • openldap
    Fixed in 2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • openldap
    Fixed in 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.5+esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.