CVE-2007-0476

Published: Jan 25, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The gencert.sh script, when installing OpenLDAP before 2.1.30-r10, 2.2.x before 2.2.28-r7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.30-r2 as an ebuild in Gentoo Linux, does not create temporary directories in /tmp securely during emerge, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected (3)

Products: Gentoo: Linux

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gentoo Linux	Version 2.1.30 r9
Gentoo Linux	Version 2.2.28 r7
Gentoo Linux	Version 2.3.30 r2

References (10)

http://osvdb.org/31617

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23881

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/31617

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/23881

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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