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ID CVE-2006-5170
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:linux_kernel_2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:linux_kernel_2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:4.0_s390:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:4.0_s390:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:4.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:4.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 25-02-2022 - 19:20)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-755
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:05:30.287-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description 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.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10418
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title 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.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
bugzilla
id 1618208
title CVE-2006-5170 security flaw
oval
OR
  • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
    oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
  • AND
    • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304025
    • comment nss_ldap is earlier than 0:226-17
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20060719001
    • comment nss_ldap is signed with Red Hat master key
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20060719002
rhsa
id RHSA-2006:0719
released 2006-11-15
severity Moderate
title RHSA-2006:0719: nss_ldap security update (Moderate)
rpms
  • nss_ldap-0:226-17
  • nss_ldap-debuginfo-0:226-17
refmap via4
bid 20880
bugtraq 20061005 rPSA-2006-0183-1 nss_ldap
confirm
debian DSA-1203
gentoo GLSA-200612-19
mandriva MDKSA-2006:201
sectrack 1017153
secunia
  • 22682
  • 22685
  • 22694
  • 22696
  • 22869
  • 23132
  • 23428
suse SUSE-SR:2006:027
trustix 2006-0061
vupen ADV-2006-4319
Last major update 25-02-2022 - 19:20
Published 10-10-2006 - 04:06
Last modified 25-02-2022 - 19:20
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