CVE-2007-6714 json
DBMail before 2.2.9, when using authldap with an LDAP server that supports anonymous login such as Active Directory, allows remote attacker…
published 2008-04-17 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6678
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
DBMail before 2.2.9, when using authldap with an LDAP server that supports anonymous login such as Active Directory, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password, which causes the LDAP bind to indicate success based on anonymous authentication.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-6714 updated
dbmail: authentication bypass in authldap
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
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dbmail.org
/index.php?page=news&id=44
patch
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-24.xml
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00549.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00585.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/28849
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/41907
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/44561
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/29903
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1019914
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/29984
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1321/references
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/29937
third-party-advisory
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mail-archive.com
/dbmail-dev%40dbmail.org/msg09942.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-6714
- NVD CVE-2007-6714
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