CVE-2005-2301 Other in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or LDAP injection in PowerDNS when using an LDAP backend due to improper query escaping.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2005-2301?

CVE-2005-2301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2301?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Powerdns Powerdns.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2301?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-2301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2301, GHSA-g646-w53x-pjf2.

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