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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200508-22">
+ <title>pam_ldap: Authentication bypass vulnerability</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ pam_ldap contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to gain
+ system access.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">pam_ldap</product>
+ <announced>2005-08-31</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2005-08-31</revised>
+ <bug>103659</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="sys-auth/pam_ldap" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">180</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">180</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ pam_ldap is a Pluggable Authentication Module which allows
+ authentication against LDAP directories.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ When a pam_ldap client attempts to authenticate against an LDAP
+ server that omits the optional error value from the
+ PasswordPolicyResponseValue, the authentication attempt will always
+ succeed.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to bypass the
+ LDAP authentication mechanism, gaining access to the system possibly
+ with elevated privileges.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All pam_ldap users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=sys-auth/pam_ldap-180"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2641">CAN-2005-2641</uri>
+ <uri link="https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778916">US-CERT VU#778916</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-08-29T14:50:51Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-08-29T14:51:34Z">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-08-29T20:08:30Z">
+ adir
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>