CVE-2014-3209
The ldns-keygen tool in ldns 1.6.x uses the current umask to set the privileges of the private key, which might allow local users to obtain the private key by reading the file.
02 Description
The ldns-keygen tool in ldns 1.6.x uses the current umask to set the privileges of the private key, which might allow local users to obtain the private key by reading the file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-11-16 01:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 10:35Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-05-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b46198f6b59c72f37f724fffbbe09d90cbb4ae24e3df3d2589bc534aeed72957
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140503 ldns-keygen creates private key world readablehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/2
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746758
- www.nlnetlabs.nlhttps://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=573
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140504 Re: ldns-keygen creates private key world readablehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/05/4
- www.securityfocus.com67200http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67200
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ldns Fixed in 1.6.17-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ldns Fixed in 1.6.17-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ldns Fixed in 1.6.17-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- ldns Fixed in 1.6.17-1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.