VDB-1580 · CVE-2005-2069 · Bug 161990

OpenLDAP up to 2.2.26 Password Change Server Redirect missing encryption

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A vulnerability was found in OpenLDAP up to 2.2.26 (Directory Service Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Password Change Server Redirect Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 07/04/2005 with Trustix as Bug 161990 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2069 since 06/29/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20553 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : openldap2, libpam-ldap, libnss-ldap vulnerabilities (USN-152-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117825 (CentOS Security Update for OpenLDAP (CESA-2005:767)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21245), Tenable (20553), SecurityFocus (BID 14125†), OSVDB (17692†) and Secunia (SA15906†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1581, VDB-1709 and VDB-22200.

Productinfo

Type

Directory Service Software

Name

OpenLDAP

Version

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 20553
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : openldap2, libpam-ldap, libnss-ldap vulnerabilities (USN-152-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 54989
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-13 (pam_ldap nss_ldap)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/29/2005 🔍
06/30/2005 +1 days 🔍
07/01/2005 +1 days 🔍
07/04/2005 +3 days 🔍
07/04/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/15/2006 +193 days 🔍
06/15/2024 +6726 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 161990
Organization: Trustix
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2069 (🔍)
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X-Force: 21245 - LDAP TLS information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 14125 - OpenLDAP TLS Plaintext Password Vulnerability
Secunia: 15906 - OpenLDAP / pam_ldap / nss_ldap Password Disclosure Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 17692 - OpenLDAP / pam_ldap TLS Connection Cleartext Password Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 8600

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2005 01:32 PM
Updated: 06/15/2024 06:55 AM
Changes: 07/06/2005 01:32 PM (79), 06/07/2017 04:01 PM (2), 03/11/2021 04:31 PM (7), 03/11/2021 04:36 PM (1), 06/15/2024 06:55 AM (16)
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