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CVE-2004-1997

Kolab stores OpenLDAP passwords in plaintext in the slapd.conf file, which may be installed world-readable, which allows

Kolab stores OpenLDAP passwords in plaintext in the slapd.conf file, which may be installed world-readable, which allows local users to gain privileges.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00126
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Affected Products & Versions

2
kolab groupware serverall versions
openpkgall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocsecunia.com · 11560secunia.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD05 May 2004 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108377525924422&w=2
http://www.erfrakon.de/projects/kolab/download/kolab-server-1.0/src/Changelog
http://www.kolab.org/pipermail/kolab-users/2004-April/000215.htmlExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:052
http://www.osvdb.org/5898
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10277PatchVendor Advisory
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