CVE-2009-1073

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/3 mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520476 patch mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34211 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.postinst?r1=795&r2=813 broken link exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/24/2 mailing list
http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/man/nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml?r1=805&r2=806 broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34523 third party advisory broken link
http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/nss-ldapd/news.html#20090322 broken link
http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1073 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1758 patch vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1073?
CVE-2009-1073 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1073?
To fix CVE-2009-1073, 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-2009-1073 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1073 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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