DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188

    Published: 21 Nov 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-5188

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5188

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ecryptfs-utils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -66-1

    Affected versions

    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
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