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OpenLDAP installation symbolic links vulnerability
Published: 24.01.2007
Source: BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID: 7094
Type: remote
Level: 4/10
Description: gencert.sh installation script insecure tempoary files creation.

Affected: OPENLDAP : OpenLDAP 2.2
OPENLDAP : OpenLDAP 2.1
OPENLDAP : OpenLDAP 2.3
CVE: CVE-2007-0476 (The gencert.sh script, when installing OpenLDAP before 2.1.30-r10, 2.2.x before 2.2.28-r7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.30-r2 as an ebuild in Gentoo Linux, does not create temporary directories in /tmp securely during emerge, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.)

Original document GENTOO, [ GLSA 200701-19 ] OpenLDAP: Insecure usage of /tmp during installation (24.01.2007)

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