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    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:Mar 31, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 31, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00382
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Nss-ldap

    Exploits

    http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.postinst?r1=795&r2=813http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.postinst?r1=795&r2=813

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High