CVEvulnerability
CVE-2007-5686
4.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2007-10-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
initscripts in rPath Linux 1 sets insecure permissions for the /var/log/btmp file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information regarding authentication attempts. NOTE: because sshd detects the insecure permissions and does not log certain events, this also prevents sshd from logging failed authentication attempts by remote attackers.
Affected configurations
• rpath rpath linux 1
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27215 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482129/100/100/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482857/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26048 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3474 www.vupen.com
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1825 issues.rpath.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27215 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482129/100/100/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482857/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26048 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3474 www.vupen.com
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1825 issues.rpath.com