CVE-2006-5170
pam_ldap in nss_ldap on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Fedora Core 3 and earlier, and possibly other distributions does not return an error condition when an LDAP directory server responds with a PasswordPolicyResponse control response, which causes the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
pam_ldap in nss_ldap on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Fedora Core 3 and earlier, and possibly other distributions does not return an error condition when an LDAP directory server responds with a PasswordPolicyResponse control response, which causes the pam_authenticate function to return a success code even if authentication has failed, as originally reported for xscreensaver.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.07% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora core · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux for power big endian · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 4.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=291Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0719.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22682Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22694Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22696Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22869Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23132Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23428Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-19.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017153Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1203Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:201Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447859/100/200/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20880Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4319Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207286Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-680Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10418Third Party Advisory
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=291Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0719.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22682Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22694Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22696Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22869Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23132Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23428Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.