VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1073
nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.06%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.06% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- debian/nss-ldap · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.postinst?r1=795&r2=813Broken Link, Exploit
- http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/man/nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml?r1=805&r2=806Broken Link
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520476Mailing List, Patch
- http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/nss-ldapd/news.html#20090322Broken Link
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1073Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34523Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1758Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/3Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/24/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/3Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/4Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34211Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.postinst?r1=795&r2=813Broken Link, Exploit
- http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/man/nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml?r1=805&r2=806Broken Link
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520476Mailing List, Patch
- http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/nss-ldapd/news.html#20090322Broken Link
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1073Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34523Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1758Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/3Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/24/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/3Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/4Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34211Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.