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CVE-2006-5170

7.5 · HIGH

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 Pass…

Published Oct 10, 2006fedoraprojectCWE-755EPSS 4.07%

Overview

CVE-2006-5170 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting fedoraproject fedora_core. It was published on October 10, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fedoraproject. Update fedora_core to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
fedoraprojectfedora_core0Affected

References

Refbugzilla.padl.com/show_bug.cgi?id=291Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0719.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/22682Refsecunia.com/advisories/22685Refsecunia.com/advisories/22694Refsecunia.com/advisories/22696Refsecunia.com/advisories/22869Refsecunia.com/advisories/23132Refsecunia.com/advisories/23428Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-19.xml

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5170?

CVE-2006-5170 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting fedoraproject fedora_core. It was published on October 10, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-5170?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-5170?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fedoraproject. Update fedora_core to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-5170?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-5170 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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