Credentials Management Affecting ecryptfs-utils package, versions <66-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-ECRYPTFSUTILS-597607
  • published21 Nov 2008
  • disclosed21 Nov 2008

Introduced: 21 Nov 2008

CVE-2008-5188  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-255  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ecryptfs-utils to version 66-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ecryptfs-utils package and not the ecryptfs-utils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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