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CVE-2005-2301

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-07-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-2301
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.26%

Original NVD 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.