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CVE-2007-6283

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2007-12-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to perform unauthorized named commands, such as causing a denial of service by stopping named.

Affected Platforms

Centos CentosRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big EndianRedhat Enterprise Linux WorkstationRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Enterprise Linux ServerFedoraproject Fedora CoreOracle LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References