CVE-2005-2377
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.025 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
nss_ldap 181 to versions before 213, as used in Mandrake Corporate Server and Mandrake 10.0, and other operating systems, does not properly handle a SIGPIPE signal when sending a search request to an LDAP directory server, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crond and other application crash) if they can cause an LDAP server to become unavailable. NOTE: it is not clear whether this attack scenario is sufficient to include this item in CVE.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (3)
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- mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13271enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:121enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40501enisa_euvd
- http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13271nvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:121Patchnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40501nvd
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