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CVE-2009-1296

LOW
1.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The eCryptfs support utilities (ecryptfs-utils) 73-0ubuntu6.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 stores the mount passphrase in installation logs, which might allow local users to obtain access to the filesystem by reading the log files from disk. NOTE: the log files are only readable by root.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ecryptfs-utilsDebian
Fixed in:75-2CVE-2009-1296
Fixed in:75-2CVE-2009-1296
Fixed in:75-2CVE-2009-1296
Fixed in:75-2CVE-2009-1296

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days
21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

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