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CVE-2005-2069

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2069 describes a vulnerability in pam_ldap and nss_ldap when used with OpenLDAP. Specifically, if a client connects to an OpenLDAP slave using TLS and is then referred to a master server, the subsequent connection to the master may not use TLS, potentially exposing passwords in cleartext. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity risk with low attack complexity, allowing remote attackers to sniff sensitive information. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:padl:nss_ldap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:padl:pam_ldap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0275 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: openldap-debuginfo-2.4.57-2.cm1.x86_64.rpm on CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: openldap-2.4.57-2.cm1.aarch64.rpm on CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: openldap-debuginfo-2.4.57-2.cm1.aarch64.rpm on CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 13462-12137Fixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 13463-12137Fixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 13464-12138Fixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 13465-12138Fixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 2.4.57-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: openldap-2.4.57-2.cm1.x86_64.rpm on CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 2.4.57-2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: nss_ldap-0:226-10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: openldap-0:2.2.13-4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: nss_ldap-0:207-17
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: openldap-0:2.0.27-20
View patch

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2020-Sep/CVE-2005-2069

CVE-2005-2069

Sep 8, 2020
redhatCVE-2005-2069Moderate

security flaw

Jun 28, 2005
microsoft2005-Jun/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 sniff the password.

Jun 2, 2005

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2005-07/0060.html
Broken Link
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.padl.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
bugzilla.padl.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17233
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17845
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21520
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/21245
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9445
Third Party Advisory
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-157.htm
Third Party Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-13.xml
Third Party Advisory
wwwnew.mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openldap.org / its/index.cgi/Incoming
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 17692
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-751.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-767.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/14125
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/14126
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-152-1
Third Party Advisory