ldns: ldns-keygen generates keys with world readable permissions
Published Nov 16, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The ldns-keygen tool in ldns 1.6.x uses the current umask to set the privileges of the private key, which might allow local users to obtain the private key by reading the file.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.10
- 1.6.11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ldns
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ldns
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ldns | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ldns | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of ldns as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:P/I:N/A:N
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 33.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/05/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67200 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3209 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746758 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093943 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3209
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3209
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=573 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/05/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67200 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3209 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746758 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093943 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3209 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3209 | ||
| https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=573 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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