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CVE-2005-2641

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2641 describes an unknown vulnerability in pam_ldap versions prior to 180, specifically related to its improper handling of a new password policy control, affecting padl_software pam_ldap. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= build_178CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:pam_ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0365 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-2641Low

security flaw

Aug 22, 2005

References

secunia.com / advisories/17233
secunia.com / advisories/17270
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-680
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10370
redhat.com / archives/fedora-test-list/2005-August/msg00170.html
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/778916
US Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-767.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/447859/100/200/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/14649