CVE-2020-35518 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-35518

When binding against a DN during authentication, the reply from...

Vulnerability Description

When binding against a DN during authentication, the reply from 389-ds-base will be different whether the DN exists or not. This can be used by an unauthenticated attacker to check the existence of an entry in the LDAP database.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

389-ds-base
Vulnerable Versions:
389-ds-base 2.0.3, 389-ds-base 1.4.4.13, 389-ds-base 1.4.3.19

Timeline

Official Publish: March 26th, 2021
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)