Is CVE-2005-2069 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2069 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2069?

CVE-2005-2069 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2069?

CVE-2005-2069 has an EPSS score of 2.75% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2069?

Upgrade libnss-ldap on debian 11 to 238-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2069

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-319

How to fix

Remediation Available

libnss-ldapDebian

Fixed in:238-1.1CVE-2005-2069

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.padl.com

Third-Party Advisory15

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.