CVE-2008-5188

EPSS 0.09%

Published: 11/21/2008Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188

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.

Affected packages (1)

Debian/ecryptfs-utilsfrom 0, < 66-1

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5188