Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : nss_ldap (MDVSA-2008:049)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 37403

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A race condition in nss_ldap, when used in applications that use pthread and fork after a call to nss_ldap, does not properly handle the LDAP connection, which might cause nss_ldap to return the wrong user data to the wrong process, giving one user access to data belonging to another user, in some cases.

The updated package hais been patched to prevent this issue.

Solution

Update the affected nss_ldap package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 37403

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-049.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nss_ldap, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5794

BID: 26452

CWE: 362

MDVSA: 2008:049

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