Information Exposure Affecting bind-chroot package, versions <30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-BINDCHROOT-2448650
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Dec 2007

Introduced: 18 Dec 2007

CVE-2007-6283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 bind-chroot to version 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2008-0300.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-chroot package and not the bind-chroot package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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