CVE-2007-0476 json
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 Gento…
published 2007-01-25 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0474
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23881
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0305
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/22195
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/31617
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-0476
- NVD CVE-2007-0476
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