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FreeBSD : pam_ldap -- authentication bypass vulnerability (38c76fcf-1744-11da-978e-0001020eed82)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21413

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Luke Howard reports :

If a pam_ldap client authenticates against an LDAP server that returns a passwordPolicyResponse control, but omits the optional 'error' field of the PasswordPolicyResponseValue, then the LDAP authentication result will be ignored and the authentication step will always succeed.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=166163

http://www.nessus.org/u?f22c0a82

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21413

File Name: freebsd_pkg_38c76fcf174411da978e0001020eed82.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:pam_ldap

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2641

CERT: 778916