FKIE_CVE-2007-6283

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-18 01:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:47
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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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28180Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30313Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-6283Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9977Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00587.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00671.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28180Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30313Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-6283Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9977Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00587.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00671.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fedoraproject fedora_core *
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0
oracle linux 5.0
centos centos 5
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 5.0_s390x
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian 5.0
redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0
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