CVE-2007-5626 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 23 Oct 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can obtain MySQL passwords by inspecting process arguments or sniffing cleartext emails containing command lines in Bacula.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-5626?

CVE-2007-5626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5626?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bacula Bacula.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5626?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2007-5626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5626, GHSA-2r7q-8h3w-q3pc.