SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2069

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…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.75%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.75% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-319
Affected
padl/nss ldap · padl/pam ldap
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.