# CVE-2007-0476: The gencert.sh script, when installing OpenLDAP before 2.1.30-r10, 2.2.x before 2.2.28-r7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.30-r2 as an ebuild in Gentoo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-01-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The gencert.sh script, when installing OpenLDAP before 2.1.30-r10, 2.2.x before 2.2.28-r7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.30-r2 as an ebuild in Gentoo Linux, does not create temporary directories in /tmp securely during emerge, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0305
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23881
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22195
- http://osvdb.org/31617
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-19.xml

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