VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-1073
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.06%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-03-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.
Weakness classification
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry