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    CVE-2008-5188

    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.

    Published:Oct 23, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 21, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00093
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ecryptfs
    Product
    Ecryptfs Utils
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2011-1836 (CVSS 4.6) — utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permiss…
    CVE-2011-1832 (CVSS 2.1) — utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, whi…
    CVE-2011-1835 (CVSS 4.4) — The encrypted private-directory setup process in utils/ecryptfs-setup-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does…
    CVE-2011-1834 (CVSS 2.1) — utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly maintain the mtab file during err…
    CVE-2011-1837 (CVSS 3.6) — The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local use…
    CVE-2011-1831 (CVSS 4.6) — utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, whi…

    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
    http://osvdb.org/49334
    http://osvdb.org/50353
    http://osvdb.org/50354
    http://osvdb.org/50355
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1307.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32382
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36552
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/7
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46073
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/287908
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9607
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
    http://osvdb.org/49334
    http://osvdb.org/50353
    http://osvdb.org/50354
    http://osvdb.org/50355
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1307.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32382
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36552
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/7
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46073
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/287908
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9607

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High