CVE-2010-2241

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2241
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-17 20:00:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) setup-ds.pl and (2) setup-ds-admin.pl setup scripts for Red Hat Directory Server 8 before 8.2 use world-readable permissions when creating cache files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information including passwords for Directory and Administration Server administrative accounts.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Directory Server 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Directory Server 8.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Directory Server Setup Scripts Insecure Cache File Permissions - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/66962 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
608032 – (CVE-2010-2241) CVE-2010-2241 redhat-ds: setup script insecure .inf file permissions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Red Hat Directory Server Weak File Permissions Lets Local Users Obtain Administrative Passwords af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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