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CVE-2010-2241· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The (1) setup-ds.pl and (2) setup-ds-admin.pl setup scripts for Red Hat Directory Server 8 before 8.2 use world-readable permissions when cr

The (1) setup-ds.pl and (2) setup-ds-admin.pl setup scripts for Red Hat Directory Server 8 before 8.2 use world-readable permissions when creating cache files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information including passwords for Directory and Administration Server administrative accounts.

LowCVSS 2.1 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 17, 2010
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 26th percentile
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Action score

8

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatdirectory server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat directory server8.0
  • redhat directory server8.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5idm-console-frameworkbefore 0:1.1.5-1.el5idm0:1.1.5-1.el5idm
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5jssbefore 0:4.2.6-6.el5idm0:4.2.6-6.el5idm
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5jss-debuginfobefore 0:4.2.6-6.el5idm0:4.2.6-6.el5idm
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-admin-consolebefore 0:8.2.0-2.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-2.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-dsbefore 0:8.2.0-2.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-2.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-ds-adminbefore 0:8.2.0-3.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-3.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-ds-admin-debuginfobefore 0:8.2.0-3.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-3.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-ds-basebefore 0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-ds-base-debuginfobefore 0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-ds-base-develbefore 0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-ds-consolebefore 0:8.2.0-4.el5dsrv0:8.2.0-4.el5dsrv
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-idm-consolebefore 0:1.0.2-1.el5idm0:1.0.2-1.el5idm
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5redhat-idm-console-debuginfobefore 0:1.0.2-1.el5idm0:1.0.2-1.el5idm

Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2008-2928Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to
    42Plan
  • CVE-2008-0892The replication monitor CGI script (repl-monitor-cgi.pl) in Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and E
    40Plan
  • CVE-2008-1677Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a deni
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2008-0893Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-15722389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: pre-authentication stack buffer overflow in get_ruvelement_from_berval() via unbounded replica id parsing
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-11770389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: pre-auth ldap filter injection in cleanallruv status check
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:idm-console-framework0:1.1.5-1.el5idm · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jss0:4.2.6-6.el5idm · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:jss-debuginfo0:4.2.6-6.el5idm · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-admin-console0:8.2.0-2.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-ds0:8.2.0-2.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-ds-admin0:8.2.0-3.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-ds-admin-debuginfo0:8.2.0-3.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-ds-base0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-ds-base-debuginfo0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-ds-base-devel0:8.2.0-13.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-ds-console0:8.2.0-4.el5dsrv · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:redhat-idm-console0:1.0.2-1.el5idm · Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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