CVE-2007-5794

N/A Unknown
Published: November 13, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Race condition in nss_ldap, when used in applications that are linked against the pthread library and fork after a call to nss_ldap, might send user data to the wrong process because of improper handling of the LDAP connection. NOTE: this issue was originally reported for Dovecot with the wrong mailboxes being returned, but other applications might also be affected.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27670
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27768
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27839
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28061
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29083
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30352
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31227
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31524
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26452
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1913
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27839
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30352
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31524
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-33.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-332.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1430
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2005-April/006859.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2005-March/006345.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0389.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0715.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=154314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1913
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
63th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

nss_ldap