CVE-2020-8027 | openldap uses fixed paths in /tmp

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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.

Published: 2021-02-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-8027 is rated Exploit Available (52.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-8027

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8027

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.30% +0.26%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-04-01 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-8027

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.5 4.7 [email protected]
6.6 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 4.7 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-8027

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-8027

vendor priority summary link
suse high CVE-2020-8027 severity important: SUSE including 464 source package names (0.1.0:libldap-2_4-2-2.4.46-9.37.1, 0.1.0:libldap-data-2.4.46-9.37.1, …), 645 product×package rows across 133 product lines (Container bci/dotnet-aspnet, Container bci/dotnet-runtime, … (133 product lines)): Fixed 425, Known Affected 157, Known Not Affected 63. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8027/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-8027

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensuse openldap2 < 2.4.46-9.37.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:openldap2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse openldap2 < 2.4.46-lp151.10.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:openldap2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse openldap2 < 2.4.46-lp152.14.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:openldap2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-8027

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175568 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
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