CVE-2007-0476 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gentoo	Linux

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.1.30:r9::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.2.28:r7::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.3.30:r2::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0474	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/31617
http://secunia.com/advisories/23881
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-01-25T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:19:30.156Z

Reserved: 2007-01-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-0476

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-01-25T00:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-0476

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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