CVE-2006-5170: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-5170 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 04-10-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.07%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.07% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat8 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL4.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop4.0
- enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems4.0_s390 | 4.0_s390x
- enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian4.0
- enterprise_linux_server4.0
Debian2 products
- libpam-ldap< 180-1.2 | < 178-1sarge3
- debian_linuxEOL3.1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedora_core≤ core_3.0
3 vendors · 11 products
References
30 links- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447859/100/200/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:201Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
Show all 30 references
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10418VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory