CVE-2007-5686
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
initscripts in rPath Linux 1 sets insecure permissions for the /var/log/btmp file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information regarding authentication attempts. NOTE: because sshd detects the insecure permissions and does not log certain events, this also prevents sshd from logging failed authentication attempts by remote attackers.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (61th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5658)
- Published
- October 28, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5658 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- rpath / rpath linux
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27215(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482129/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482857/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26048
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3474
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1825
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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