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CVE-2005-3170

The LDAP client on Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 accepts certificates using LDAP Secure Sockets Layer (LDAPS) even…

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.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By mitre

  2. Published

  3. · 19 years later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2005-3170, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1Medium5.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium5.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.0% · top 36% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Affected products

  • n/a

    • affected n/a

References

2

Sources

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