CVE catalog

CVE-2016-4984

openldap: CVE-2016-4984

Severity: Low · CVSS 2.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published: Jun 13, 2016, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.15% · Oct 25, 2026

/usr/libexec/openldap/generate-server-cert.sh in openldap-servers sets weak permissions for the TLS certificate, which allows local users to obtain the TLS certificate by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the certificate, and the chmod to protect it.

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	openldap	sid	`2.6.14+dfsg-2`	not affected
Debian	openldap	forky	`2.6.14+dfsg-2`	not affected
Debian	openldap	trixie	`2.6.10+dfsg-1`	not affected
Debian	openldap	bookworm	`2.5.13+dfsg-5`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	openldap	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openldap	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openldap	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openldap	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ldap-utils]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[libldap-2.5-0]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[libldap2-dev]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[libldap-common]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[libldap-dev]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[slapd]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[slapd-contrib]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[slapd-smbk5pwd]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
[slapi-dev]Not affected
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:21:51 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]