# CVE-2020-36229: A flaw was discovered in ldap\_X509dn2bv in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the X.509 DN parsing in ad\_keystring, resultin

- Also known as: BIT-OPENLDAP-2020-36229
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4.57
- Published: 2021-01-25 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- openldap (Bitnami): fixed in 2.4.57

## Description

A flaw was discovered in ldap_X509dn2bv in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in the X.509 DN parsing in ad_keystring, resulting in denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openldap, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.57) per the references below.
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## References

- https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/tags/OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_57
- https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9425
- https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap/-/commit/4bdfffd2889c0c5cdf58bebafbdc8fce4bb2bff0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00005.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4845
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210226-0002/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212529
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212531
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212530
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/70
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/64
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/65
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

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