CVE-2016-4984 describes a race condition in the openldap-servers package, specifically in the generate-server-cert.sh script, affecting OpenLDAP and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain the TLS certificate due to weak permissions set during its creation before proper chmod protection. It has a CVSS v3 score of 4.7 (MEDIUM), indicating a low-privilege local attack with high complexity to achieve high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap-servers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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