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CVE-2008-5188 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-255	Credentials Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ecryptfs ecryptfs utils	45 46 47 48 49
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:45:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:46:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:47:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:48:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:49:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:50:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:51:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:53:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:54:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:55:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:56:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:57:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:58:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:59:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:60:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:61:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

ecryptfs ecryptfs utils

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]