CVE-2009-1073

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.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-732

References

• http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/debian/libnss-ldapd.pos…
• http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/man/nss-ldapd.conf.5.xm…
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520476
• http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/nss-ldapd/news.html#20090322
• http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1073
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34523