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medium 5.0

CVE-2005-2069 json

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 c…

published 2005-06-29 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2071

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libnss-ldap Debian 11 238-1.1
  • libpam-ldap Debian 11 178-1sarge1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2069

  • nss_ldap RHEL 4 226-10
  • openldap RHEL 4 2.2.13-4
  • compat-openldap RHEL 4 2.1.30-4
  • openldap-clients RHEL 4 2.2.13-4
  • openldap-servers RHEL 4 2.2.13-4
  • openldap-servers-sql RHEL 4 2.2.13-4
  • nss_ldap RHEL 3 207-17
  • openldap RHEL 3 2.0.27-20

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:767RHSA-2005:751

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-2069 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 nss_ldap 207-17, openldap 2.0.27-20, openldap-clients 2.0.27-20, openldap-servers 2.0.27-20 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 nss_ldap 207-17, openldap 2.0.27-20, openldap-clients 2.0.27-20, openldap-servers 2.0.27-20
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:751
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 nss_ldap 226-10, openldap 2.2.13-4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 nss_ldap 226-10, openldap 2.2.13-4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:767
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 nss_ldap 207-17, openldap 2.0.27-20, openldap-clients 2.0.27-20, openldap-servers 2.0.27-20
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:751
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 nss_ldap 226-10, openldap 2.2.13-4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:767
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 nss_ldap 207-17, openldap 2.0.27-20, openldap-clients 2.0.27-20, openldap-servers 2.0.27-20
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:751
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 nss_ldap 226-10, openldap 2.2.13-4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:767

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Exploit prediction

2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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