FKIE_CVE-2007-0476

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-01-25 00:28 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/31617
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23881Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/31617
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23881Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gentoo linux 2.1.30
gentoo linux 2.2.28
gentoo linux 2.3.30
To clipboard 

{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.1.30:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "E37447BF-08C8-4FFA-92A7-12FD90ACA2C3",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.2.28:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "B316EE1B-81DA-446A-8B62-1421ECA4D20F",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.3.30:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DA9F35B8-BE0D-4C5D-BBE9-79E10B5C7071",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La secuencia de comandos gencert.sh, cuando se instala OpenLDAP anterior a la 2.1.30-r10, la 2.2.x anterior a la 2.2.28-r7 y la 2.3.x anterior a la 2.3.30-r2 como en el ebuild del Gentoo Linux, no crea directorios temporales en /tmp de forma segura durante la salida, lo que permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un ataque mediante symlink."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-0476",
  "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": true,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2007-01-25T00:28:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/31617"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23881"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/31617"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23881"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.