CVE-2007-6283
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable...
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.
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What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2007-6283- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-6283- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6251 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6251- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhpj-pmgj-xvwg No score
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xhpj-pmgj-xvwg- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bindRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-chrootRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-libbind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
caching-nameserverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bindRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-sdbRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bind-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bindRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-chrootRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-libbind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-sdbRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
bind-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
caching-nameserverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6283 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Oracle Linux, published December 18, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00671.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-6283
secunia.com/advisories/28180
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9977
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6283
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhpj-pmgj-xvwg
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0300
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0300.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6283