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CVE-2008-5188

Published: Nov 21, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5188
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

The (1) ecryptfs-setup-private, (2) ecryptfs-setup-confidential, and (3) ecryptfs-setup-pam-wrapped.sh scripts in ecryptfs-utils 45 through 61 in eCryptfs place cleartext passwords on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs45 (including)45 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs46 (including)46 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs47 (including)47 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs48 (including)48 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs49 (including)49 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs50 (including)50 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs51 (including)51 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs53 (including)53 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs54 (including)54 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs55 (including)55 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs56 (including)56 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs57 (including)57 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs58 (including)58 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs59 (including)59 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs60 (including)60 (including)
Ecryptfs_utilsEcryptfs61 (including)61 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatecryptfs-utils-0:75-5.el5*
Ecryptfs-utilsUbuntuupstream*

References

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