CVE-2006-5170
What it is
pam_ldap in nss_ldap on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Fedora Core 3 and earlier, and possibly other distributions does not return an error condition when an LDAP directory server responds with a PasswordPolicyResponse control response, which causes the pam_authenticate function to return a success code even if authentication has failed, as originally reported for xscreensaver.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Fedoraproject Fedora Core ≤ core_3.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems 4.0_s390
- Redhat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems 4.0_s390x
- Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 4.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 4.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2006-5170.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2006-5170. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=291
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0719.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-19.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1203
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207286
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=291
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0719.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-19.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1203
References
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=291
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0719.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22682
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22696
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22869
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23428
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-19.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017153
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1203
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:201
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447859/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20880
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4319
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207286
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-680
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10418
- http://bugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=291
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0719.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22682
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685