CVE-2016-4984

openldap-servers: /usr/libexec/openldap/generate-server-cert.sh create world readable password file

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 13, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

/usr/libexec/openldap/generate-server-cert.sh in openldap-servers sets weak permissions for the TLS certificate, which allows local users to obtain the TLS certificate by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the certificate, and the chmod to protect it.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 2.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource