CVE-2016-4984

Published: Jul 17, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

4.7

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

/usr/libexec/openldap/generate-server-cert.sh in openldap-servers sets weak permissions for the TLS certificate, which allows local users to obtain the TLS certificate by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the certificate, and the chmod to protect it.

Affected (1)

Products: Openldap: Openldap Servers

1 product

Openldap Servers

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 3 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openldap Openldap Servers	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 5
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 7.0

Related CWEs

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 (2)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346120

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346120

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

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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