CVE-2005-3170 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3170?

CVE-2005-3170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 6 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3170?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-3170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rc36-f2pm-xcjg.