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TI-2005-01957 Aliases CVE-2005-2069GHSA-fv7v-76vm-38q4

pam_ldap and nss_ldap, when used with OpenLDAP and connecting to a slave using TLS, does…

Priority LOW 28CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-319.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02752 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:padl:nss_ldap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerablePadl
cpe:2.3:a:padl:pam_ldap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerablePadl
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onopenldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:padl:nss_ldap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Padl
  • cpe:2.3:a:padl:pam_ldap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Padl
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·openldap

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:767 Released 2005-10-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openldap and nss_ldap security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-4.i386, compat-openldap-2.1.30-4.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-4.i386, nss_ldap-226-10 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-4.i386, compat-openldap-2.1.30-4.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 compat-openldap-2.1.30-4, compat-openldap-2.1.30-4.i386, compat-openldap-2.1.30-4.ia64 +18
  • RHSA-2005:751 Released 2005-10-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openldap and nss_ldap security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 nss_ldap-207-17, nss_ldap-207-17.i386, openldap-2.0.27-20 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 nss_ldap-207-17, nss_ldap-207-17.i386, nss_ldap-207-17.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 nss_ldap-207-17, nss_ldap-207-17.i386, nss_ldap-207-17.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 nss_ldap-207-17, nss_ldap-207-17.i386, nss_ldap-207-17.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:751
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:751
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:751
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:751
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:767

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2069
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv7v-76vm-38q4

References

Patch 2

Advisory 10

Other 2

Sources

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