nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file…
Priority LOW 27CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01221 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1073
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx3j-8rc2-m25x
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 1
Other 6
- [oss-security] 20090324 Re: CVE request -- ucd-snmp / net-snmp, libnss-ldapd / nss_ldap
- [oss-security] 20090323 CVE request -- ucd-snmp / net-snmp, libnss-ldapd / nss_ldap
- [oss-security] 20090324 Re: CVE request -- ucd-snmp / net-snmp, libnss-ldapd / nss_ldap
- http://arthurenhella.demon.nl/viewvc/nss-ldapd/nss-ldapd/man/nss-ldapd.conf.5.xml?r1=805&r2=806
- [oss-security] 20090324 Re: CVE request -- ucd-snmp / net-snmp, libnss-ldapd / nss_ldap
- http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/nss-ldapd/news.html#20090322
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Sources
- CVE-2009-1073 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1073 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cx3j-8rc2-m25x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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