CVE-2007-6418 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2007-6418?

CVE-2007-6418 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The libdspam7-drv-mysql cron job in Debian GNU/Linux includes the MySQL dspam database password in a command line argument, which might allow local users to read the password by listing the process and its arguments.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6418?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6418?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2007-6418 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6418 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DSA-1501-1, GHSA-fjrh-7q57-47pq.