Is CVE-2007-0476 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-0476 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-0476?

CVE-2007-0476 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-0476

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-0474)
Published: January 25, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-0474 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gentoo / linux
gentoo / linux
gentoo / linux

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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