CVE-2010-2241: Red Hat Directory Server

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Red Hat Directory Server: version 8.0 only; version 8.1 only

Published 2010-08-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.