DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5188
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188
Upstream
Published
2008-11-21T02:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188.json"

Debian:13 / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188.json"

Debian:14 / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5188.json"