PT-2017-8636 · Openldap · Openldap-Servers

Kurt Seifried · Published 2017-07-14 · Updated 2019-04-22 · CVE-2016-4984

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.9

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions openldap-servers (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a script in openldap-servers that sets weak permissions for the TLS certificate, allowing local users to obtain the certificate by exploiting a race condition between its creation and the subsequent chmod operation to protect it.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4984

Affected Products

Openldap-Servers

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4984 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346120 · Note