CVE catalog
CVE-2007-5794
libnss-ldap - information disclosure
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.16% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libnss-ldap | 11 | 256-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libnss-ldap | 4.0 | 251-7.5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libnss-ldap | 4.0 | 251-7.5etch1 | fixed |
| Debian | libnss-ldap | 3.1 | 238-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libnss-ldap | 3.1 | 238-1sarge1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libnss-ldap | deb | 11 | 256-1 | Not reported | DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5794 | Not reported |
| Debian | libnss-ldap | deb | 4.0 | 251-7.5etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1430-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | libnss-ldap | deb | 3.1 | 238-1sarge1 | Not reported | DSA-1430-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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