CVE-2005-2301

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    CVE-2005-2301

    Published: 19 Jul 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to answer ldap questions) and possibly conduct an LDAP injection attack.

    References: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html, http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-2-9-18, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112155941310297&w=2, http://securitytracker.com/id?1014504, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14290

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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