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CVE-2007-5794 Race condition in nss_ldap, when used in applications that are linked against the pthread library and fork after a call to nss_ldap, might send user data to the wrong process because of improper handl...

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.2%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

Race condition in nss_ldap, when used in applications that are linked against the pthread library and fork after a call to nss_ldap, might send user data to the wrong process because of improper handling of the LDAP connection. NOTE: this issue was originally reported for Dovecot with the wrong mailboxes being returned, but other applications might also be affected.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nss ldap All versions No fix listed
debian/libnss-ldap(Debian:11) < 256-1 256-1

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