FKIE_CVE-2008-5188

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-21 02:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:59
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/49334
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/50353
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/50354
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/50355
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1307.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32382
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/36552
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/4
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/7
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46073
cve@mitre.orghttps://launchpad.net/bugs/287908
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9607
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/49334
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50353
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50354
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50355
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1307.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32382
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36552
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46073
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.net/bugs/287908
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9607
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 45
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 46
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 47
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 48
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 49
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 50
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 51
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 53
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 54
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 55
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 56
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 57
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 58
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 59
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 60
ecryptfs ecryptfs_utils 61
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