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CVE-2008-5188
The (1) ecryptfs-setup-private, (2) ecryptfs-setup-confidential, and (3) ecryptfs-setup-pam-wrapped.sh scripts in ecryptfs-utils 45…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.39%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 67% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
14
- [oss-security] 20081023 CVE request for ecryptfs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request for ecryptfs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/287908 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 50355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request for ecryptfs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 32382 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 50354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ecryptfsutils-setupprivate-info-disclosure(46073) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 49334 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1307 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 36552 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9607 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 50353 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5166 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-5188)Record last updated .