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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.9

CVE-2007-6283 json

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to perf…

published 2007-12-18 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6251

cvss
4.9
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 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to perform unauthorized named commands, such as causing a denial of service by stopping named.

Patch / fix

  • bind RHEL 5 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5
  • bind-sdb RHEL 5 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5
  • bind-libs RHEL 5 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5
  • bind-utils RHEL 5 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5
  • bind-chroot RHEL 5 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5
  • caching-nameserver RHEL 5 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0300

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-2007-6283 updated

bind: /etc/rndc.key has 644 permissions by default

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) bind 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-sdb 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-libs 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-utils 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-chroot 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, caching-nameserver 9.3.4-6.P1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) bind 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-sdb 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-libs 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-utils 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-chroot 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, caching-nameserver 9.3.4-6.P1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) bind 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-sdb 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-libs 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-utils 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, bind-chroot 9.3.4-6.P1.el5, caching-nameserver 9.3.4-6.P1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0300

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Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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