CVE-2020-8027 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-8027

openldap uses fixed paths in /tmp

Vulnerability Description

A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openldap2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and gain access to the openldap2 configuration This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-9.37.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-9.37.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-lp151.10.18.1. openSUSE Leap 15.2 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-lp152.14.9.1.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Thorsten Kukuk/Matthias Gerstner of SUSE

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.2
Vulnerable Versions:
openldap2

Timeline

Official Publish: February 11th, 2021
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-377

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.