CVE-2009-1073

medium

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.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1758

http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1073

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/24/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/3

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520476

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-03-31

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N