CVE-2007-0476

N/A Unknown
Published: January 25, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/31617
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23881
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/31617
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gentoo