CVE-2021-27212
high-risk
Published 2021-02-14
In OpenLDAP through 2.4.57 and 2.5.x through 2.5.1alpha, an assertion failure in slapd can occur in the issuerAndThisUpdateCheck function via a crafted packet, resulting in a denial of service (daemon exit) via a short timestamp. This is related to schema_init.c and checkTime.
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22.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 78% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (5)
References (16)
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0005/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4860
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0005/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4860
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
14/34 · Moderate
Exposure
12/34 · Low