CVE-2007-5626
make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by listing the process and its arguments, or by sniffing the network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- bacula/bacula
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=990Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446809Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/41861Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27243Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31184Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26156Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3572Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37336Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=990Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446809Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/41861Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27243Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31184Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26156Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3572Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37336Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.