Name: CVE-2016-4984: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-4984, CWE-362, CVSS 4.7, EPSS 0.00024

/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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.7
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jun 13, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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