CVE-2007-6418 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2007-12-18

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1501-1	New dspam packages fix information disclosure
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6384	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00052.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448519
http://osvdb.org/44138
http://secunia.com/advisories/29059
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1501
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27938

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:02:36.845Z

Reserved: 2007-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6418

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-18T00:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-6418

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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