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MEDIUM

Server: insecure pid file directory permissions

Published Feb 23, 2011

Description

The setup scripts in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x (aka Red Hat Directory Server 8.2.x), when multiple unprivileged instances are configured, use 0777 permissions for the /var/run/dirsrv directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon outage or arbitrary process termination) by replacing PID files contained in this directory.

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Remediation

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References (7)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 23, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 7, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Feb 22, 2011