CVE-2005-2069

N/A
Published: June 29, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPam LDAPNss LDAP· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
openldap-openldap (environment)
All versions
openldap-openldap (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (20)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=96767
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=210
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=211
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17233
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17845
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/21520

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319

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