Vulnerability in Debian Linux
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Debian Linux — versions 5.0
- Debian Nss-Ldap
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch, Mailing List)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34211 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.postinst (Exploit, Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/24/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/man/nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml (Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- secunia.com/advisories/34523 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/nss-ldapd/news.html (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1073?
- CVE-2009-1073 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2009-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2009-1073?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.