Findings

CVE-2020-36223

A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the Values Return Filter control handling, resulting in denial of service (double free and…

Published Jan 26, 2021 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · openldap openldap

A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the Values Return Filter control handling, resulting in denial of service (double free and out-of-bounds read).

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Timeline

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  1. Jan 26, 2021 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the Values Return Filter control handling, resulting in denial of service (double free and out-of-bounds read).

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the Values Return Filter control handling, resulting in denial of service (double free and out-of-bounds read).

Affected

  • cpe apple/mac os xversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/mac os x10.14.6
  • cpe debian/debian linux10.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux9.0
  • cpe openldap/openldapversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36223

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-36223

    30-day exploitation probability 4.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36223

    A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the Values Return Filter control handling, resulting in denial of service (double free and out-of-bounds read).

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2020-36223 · ZeroDay Findings