CVE-2005-3170 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00689.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows 2000 Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345

History

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-06T04:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-12-05T20:28:56.956Z

Reserved: 2005-10-06T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2005-3170

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:58.781Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-06T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-3170

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-295

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The 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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2005-10-06T04:00:00Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "883639", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639"}, {"name": "900345", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2005-3170", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "The 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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "883639", "refsource": "MSKB", "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639"}, {"name": "900345", "refsource": "MSKB", "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T23:01:58.781Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "883639", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639"}, {"name": "900345", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345"}]}, {"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-295", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2024-10-15T14:14:19.553033Z", "id": "CVE-2005-3170", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-12-05T20:28:56.956Z"}}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2005-3170", "datePublished": "2005-10-06T04:00:00Z", "dateReserved": "2005-10-06T00:00:00Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-12-05T20:28:56.956Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639", "name": "883639", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB", "x_transferred"]}, {"url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345", "name": "900345", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB", "x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T23:01:58.781Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2005-3170", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2024-10-15T14:14:19.553033Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-295", "description": "CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-10-15T14:14:23.499Z"}}], "cna": {"affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "references": [{"url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639", "name": "883639", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB"]}, {"url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345", "name": "900345", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MSKB"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The 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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "text", "description": "n/a"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2005-10-06T04:00:00Z"}, "x_legacyV4Record": {"affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}, "product_name": "n/a"}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639", "name": "883639", "refsource": "MSKB"}, {"url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345", "name": "900345", "refsource": "MSKB"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "The 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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2005-3170", "STATE": "PUBLIC", "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org"}}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2005-3170", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2024-12-05T20:28:56.956Z", "dateReserved": "2005-10-06T00:00:00Z", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "datePublished": "2005-10-06T04:00:00Z", "assignerShortName": "mitre"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "330B6798-5380-44AD-9B52-DF5955FA832C", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The 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."}], "id": "CVE-2005-3170", "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "HIGH", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 5.1, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 4.9, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 5.0, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.6, "impactScore": 3.4, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2005-10-06T10:02:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Broken Link", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Broken Link", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Broken Link", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883639"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Broken Link", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-295"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-295"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}