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CVE-2005-2069

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Jun 30, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2069
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html

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.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Nss_ldapPadl- (including)- (including)
Pam_ldapPadl- (including)- (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatnss_ldap-0:207-17*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatopenldap-0:2.0.27-20*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatnss_ldap-0:226-10*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatopenldap-0:2.2.13-4*
Libnss-ldapUbuntudapper*
Libnss-ldapUbuntuedgy*
Libnss-ldapUbuntufeisty*
Openldap2Ubuntudapper*
Openldap2Ubuntudevel*
Openldap2Ubuntuedgy*
Openldap2Ubuntufeisty*
Openldap2.2Ubuntudapper*
Openldap2.2Ubuntuedgy*
Openldap2.3Ubuntudevel*
Openldap2.3Ubuntufeisty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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