Vulnerability: Cleartext Password Exposure in pam_ldap and nss_ldap with OpenLDAP

CVE-2005-2069 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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