CVE-2014-3209
ldns: ldns-keygen generates keys with world readable permissions
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · May 3, 2014
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
The ldns-keygen tool in ldns 1.6.x uses the current umask to set the privileges of the private key, which might allow local users to obtain the private key by reading the file.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of ldns as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions