CVE-2007-5794

Description

Race condition in nss_ldap, when used in applications that are linked against the pthread library and fork after a call to nss_ldap, might send user data to the wrong process because of improper handling of the LDAP connection. NOTE: this issue was originally reported for Dovecot with the wrong mailboxes being returned, but other applications might also be affected.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.31% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28061 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453868
http://secunia.com/advisories/27670 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2005-March/006345.html mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=154314
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198390
http://secunia.com/advisories/29083 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-33.xml vendor advisory
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2005-April/006859.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487985/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10625 vdb entry signature
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1913
http://secunia.com/advisories/27768 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26452 vdb entry patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367461
http://secunia.com/advisories/27839 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0389.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:049 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30352 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31227 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1430 vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-332.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/31524 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020088 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0715.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38505 vdb entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0255

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5794?
CVE-2007-5794 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5794?
To fix CVE-2007-5794, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5794 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5794 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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