CVE-2009-1073

nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which...

5.5 MediumFix available

nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.22%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.

Record: CVE-2009-1073
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.

Record: CVE-2009-1073
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1074 No score

nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.

Record: EUVD-2009-1074
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx3j-8rc2-m25x 5.5

nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which...

nss-ldapd before 0.6.8 uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/nss-ldapd.conf file, which allows local users to obtain a cleartext password for the LDAP server by reading the bindpw field.

Record: GHSA-cx3j-8rc2-m25x
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`nss-ldapd` Debian:5.0	before 0.6.7.1, plus listed versions 0.6.7	0.6.7.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-1073 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Debian Nss-ldap, published March 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in nss-ldapd 0.6.7.1.

References

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