CVE-2011-0532

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2011-02-22
Bugzilla:
672468: CVE-2011-0532 Directory Server: use of insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH settings

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The (1) backup and restore scripts, (2) main initialization script, and (3) ldap-agent script in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x (aka Red Hat Directory Server 8.2.x) place a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Find out more about CVE-2011-0532 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 6.2
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server) RHSA-2011:0293 2011-02-22
Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for AS v. 4) RHSA-2011:0293 2011-02-22

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