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CVE-2014-3209 json

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…

published 2014-11-16 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-3227

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • ldns Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.17-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3209

  • ldns Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.6.17-1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3209

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3209 updated cvss 2.1

ldns: ldns-keygen generates keys with world readable permissions

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ldns, ldns-python Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ldns, ldns-python
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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