bind: /etc/rndc.key has 644 permissions by default
Published Dec 18, 2007
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
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
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
- 5.0
Configuration 4
- 5.0
- 5.0_s390x
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind-30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0300
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind-30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0300 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 34.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 33.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 25.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 29.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 27.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28180 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30313 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6283 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=419421 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-6283 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6283
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9977 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6283
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00587.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00671.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
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