Is CVE-2007-6283 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6283 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6283?

CVE-2007-6283 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-6283

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to perform unauthorized named commands, such as causing a denial of service by stopping named.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-6251)
Published: December 18, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6251 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

centos / centos
fedoraproject / fedora core
oracle / linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux for ibm z systems
redhat / enterprise linux for power big endian
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1387 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28180(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30313(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-6283(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9977(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00587.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00671.html(Vendor Advisory)

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

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