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Status published
Medium
CVE-2009-1073
nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/3
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520476
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34211
- http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.postinst?r1=795&r2=813
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/24/2
- http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/man/nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml?r1=805&r2=806
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34523
- http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/nss-ldapd/news.html#20090322
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1073
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1758
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
nss-ldap, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 31st, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.