Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-6283
CVE-2007-6283
Description
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.
Affected products
9- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:5.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- secunia.com/advisories/28180nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30313nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9977nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00587.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00671.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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