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,
02 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,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-11-21 02:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-11-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e9fecfefd10957d001cf2ffab889d871104ed8c9815fb2a202b68b1b9fd52abf
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081023 CVE request for ecryptfshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/3
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request for ecryptfshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/7
- launchpad.nethttps://launchpad.net/bugs/287908
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
- osvdb.org50355http://osvdb.org/50355
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request for ecryptfshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/4
- secunia.com32382http://secunia.com/advisories/32382
- osvdb.org50354http://osvdb.org/50354
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comecryptfsutils-setupprivate-info-disclosure(46073)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46073
- osvdb.org49334http://osvdb.org/49334
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1307http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1307.html
- secunia.com36552http://secunia.com/advisories/36552
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9607https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9607
- osvdb.org50353http://osvdb.org/50353
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ecryptfs-utils Fixed in 66-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ecryptfs-utils Fixed in 66-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ecryptfs-utils Fixed in 66-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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