Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by vulnerabilities in openldap. (CVE-2020-25709, CVE-2020-25710)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed vulnerabilities in openldap. The issue could lead to Denial of service.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-25709
DESCRIPTION: OpenLDAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an assertion failure in certificateListValidate function in servers/slapd/schema_init.c. By sending a specially crafted packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192486 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2020-25710
DESCRIPTION: OpenLDAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an assertion failure in csnNormalize23 function in servers/slapd/schema_init.c. By sending a specially crafted packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192487 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.5.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product	VRMF	Remediation/First Fix
IBM QRadar Network Security	5.4.0	Install Firmware 5.4.0.16 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector. Or Download Firmware 5.4.0.16 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.
IBM QRadar Network Security	5.5.0	Install Firmware 5.5.0.11 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector. Or Download Firmware 5.5.0.11 from IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

14 Jul 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by vulnerabilities in openldap. (CVE-2020-25709, CVE-2020-25710)