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Debian DSA-1758-1 : nss-ldapd - insecure config file creation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36067

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Leigh James discovered that nss-ldapd, an NSS module for using LDAP as a naming service, by default creates the configuration file /etc/nss-ldapd.conf world-readable which could leak the configured LDAP password if one is used for connecting to the LDAP server.

Solution

Upgrade the nss-ldapd package.

The old stable distribution (etch) doesn't contain nss-ldapd.

For the stable distribution (lenny) this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.7.1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520476

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1758

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36067

File Name: debian_DSA-1758.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/1/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nss-ldapd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/30/2009

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1073

BID: 34211

CWE: 264

DSA: 1758