Is CVE-2005-2641 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2641 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2641?

CVE-2005-2641 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2641?

CVE-2005-2641 has an EPSS score of 3.65% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2641?

Upgrade libpam-ldap on debian 11 to 178-1sarge1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2641

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unknown vulnerability in pam_ldap before 180 does not properly handle a new password policy control, which could allow attackers to gain privileges. NOTE: CVE-2005-2497 had also been assigned to this issue, but CVE-2005-2641 is the correct candidate.

How to fix

Remediation Available

libpam-ldapDebian

Fixed in:178-1sarge1CVE-2005-2641

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

3.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Government Resource1

kb.cert.org

Other references9

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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.