{"cve":"CVE-2007-5686","nvd":{"published":"2007-10-28T17:08:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:46:37.870","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/27215","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482129/100/100/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482857/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26048","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3474"],"products":["rpath:rpath_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:48:28.501292361+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-5686","score":0.00942,"percentile":0.61004,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}