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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 25, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-0476

CVE-2007-0476

Description

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.

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  • File Project/Linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.1.30:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.1.30:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.2.28:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:2.3.30:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OpenLDAP/Openldapllm-fuzzy
    Range: before 2.1.30-r10, 2.2.x before 2.2.28-r7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.30-r2

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