CVE-2008-5188 describes a vulnerability in ecryptfs-utils versions 45 through 61, where the ecryptfs-setup-private, ecryptfs-setup-confidential, and ecryptfs-setup-pam-wrapped.sh scripts expose cleartext passwords on the command line. This allows local attackers to obtain sensitive information by listing running processes. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access but having low attack complexity, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
49CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.