CVE-2005-3170

Summary

CVECVE-2005-3170
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-06 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe LDAP client on Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 accepts certificates using LDAP Secure Sockets Layer (LDAPS) even when the Certificate Authority (CA) is not trusted, which could allow attackers to trick users into believing that they are accessing a trusted site.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-295 | n/a | CWE-295 CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All fr

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fixes that are included in the Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 that is dated June 28, 2005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
An LDAP connection to a CA or an LDAP bind to a CA is completed successfully when the CA is not in the Windows 2000 LDAP client trusted root store af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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