CVE-2007-5686 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive authentication logs due to insecure file permissions, potentially exposing failed login attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-5686?
CVE-2007-5686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
initscripts in rPath Linux 1 sets insecure permissions for the /var/log/btmp file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information regarding authentication attempts. NOTE: because sshd detects the insecure permissions and does not log certain events, this also prevents sshd from logging failed authentication attempts by remote attackers.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5686?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rpath Rpath Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5686, GHSA-ww36-68ch-v6xq.