# CVE-2007-6283: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read world-readable rndc.key files to execute unauthorized DNS commands, potentially causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xhpj-pmgj-xvwg

## What is CVE-2007-6283?

CVE-2007-6283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux, published on 18 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6283?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Centos Centos, Fedoraproject Fedora Core, Oracle Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Big Endian, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-6283?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2007-6283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux

- [CVE-2017-1000253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000253/): Linux Kernel PIE Stack Buffer Corruption Vulnerability (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2011-4144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4144/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-6283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux, published on 18 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6283

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