VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-2069

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-06-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Primary references