security flaw
Published Jun 29, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.75%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
nss_ldap-0:207-17
Fixed · RHSA-2005:751
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
openldap-0:2.0.27-20
Fixed · RHSA-2005:751
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nss_ldap-0:226-10
Fixed · RHSA-2005:767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openldap-0:2.2.13-4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:767
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | nss_ldap-0:207-17 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:751 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | openldap-0:2.0.27-20 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:751 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nss_ldap-0:226-10 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:767 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openldap-0:2.2.13-4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:767 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02752) | 85.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02752) | 84.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 84.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.98% (0.03977) | 80.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 85.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 89.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00903) | 82.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 84.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 82.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-07/0060.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=96767 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=210 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=211 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17233 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17845 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21520 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-157.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Incoming?id=3791 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/17692 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-751.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-767.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14125 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14126 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-152-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:121 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2069 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161990 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617681 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21245 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2069
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9445 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2069
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