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CVE-2004-1997
Kolab stores OpenLDAP passwords in plaintext in the slapd.conf file, which may be installed world-readable, which allows local users to…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.45%
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Description
Kolab stores OpenLDAP passwords in plaintext in the slapd.conf file, which may be installed world-readable, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- kolab-root-password-plaintext(16068) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- 10277 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 11560 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 5898 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.erfrakon.de/projects/kolab/download/kolab-server-1.0/src/Changelog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [kolab-users] 20040420 Possible Kolab LDAP configuration information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .