7.5
HIGH
CVE-2005-2641
PAM_LDAP Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Unknown vulnerability in pam_ldap before 180 does not properly handle a new password policy control, which could allow attackers to gain privileges. NOTE: CVE-2005-2497 had also been assigned to this issue, but CVE-2005-2641 is the correct candidate.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, midnight

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2641 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Padl_software pam_ldap

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2641 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2641 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17233
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/17270
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778916
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:190
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-767.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447859/100/200/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14649
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-680
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10370
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2005-August/msg00170.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/447859/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447859/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10370 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10370 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2641 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2641 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.99 }} 0.23%

score

0.88501

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability