CVE-2008-1567 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 31 Mar 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read MySQL credentials and secret keys from cleartext session files in /tmp, compromising database security.

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-2008-1567?

CVE-2008-1567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1567?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1567?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-1567 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567, GHSA-43mv-f787-vp98.