CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-3170

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2005-10-06 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-10-06
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
5.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.1 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-295

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation weakness

References