CVE-2005-2069

Description

pam_ldap and nss_ldap, when used with OpenLDAP and connecting to a slave using TLS, does not use TLS for the subsequent connection if the client is referred to a master, which may cause a password to be sent in cleartext and allows remote attackers to sniff the password.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.84% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory padl.com Vendor Advisory padl.com Vendor Advisory openldap.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161990 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-13.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=96767 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-157.htm third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14126 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-751.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21245 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/17692 vdb entry broken link
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Incoming?id=3791 patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-07/0060.html broken link mailing list
http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=210 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/17845 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14125 third party advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9445 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=211 vendor advisory issue tracking
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:121 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21520 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-767.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17233 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-152-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2069?
CVE-2005-2069 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2069?
To fix CVE-2005-2069, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2069 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2069 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.