CVE-2007-5794

Published: Nov 13, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in nss_ldap, when used in applications that are linked against the pthread library and fork after a call to nss_ldap, might send user data to the wrong process because of improper handling of the LDAP connection. NOTE: this issue was originally reported for Dovecot with the wrong mailboxes being returned, but other applications might also be affected.

Affected (1)

Products: Nss Ldap: Nss Ldap

Nss Ldap

1 product

Nss Ldap

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nss Ldap Nss Ldap	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (58)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453868

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198390

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27670

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27768

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27839

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28061

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28838

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29083

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30352

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31227

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31524

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-33.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-332.htm

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0255

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1430

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2005-April/006859.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2005-March/006345.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:049

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0389.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0715.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487985/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26452

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020088

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=154314

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367461

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38505

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1913

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10625

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453868