CVE-2008-5188

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

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 products

Ecryptfs Utils: 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 (+10)

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
http://osvdb.org/49334
http://osvdb.org/50353
http://osvdb.org/50354
http://osvdb.org/50355
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1307.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32382
http://secunia.com/advisories/36552
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/7
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46073

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