CVE-2007-5686

CVE-2007-5686 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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.

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