Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | eCryptfs vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-783-1 | First vendor Publication | 2009-06-08 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2009-06-08 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 1.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 9.04 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 9.04: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Chris Jones discovered that the eCryptfs support utilities would report the mount passphrase into installation logs when an eCryptfs home directory was selected during Ubuntu installation. The logs are only readable by the root user, but this still left the mount passphrase unencrypted on disk, potentially leading to a loss of privacy. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-783-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12849 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12849 | ||
| Title: | USN-783-1 -- ecryptfs-utils vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Chris Jones discovered that the eCryptfs support utilities would report the mount passphrase into installation logs when an eCryptfs home directory was selected during Ubuntu installation. The logs are only readable by the root user, but this still left the mount passphrase unencrypted on disk, potentially leading to a loss of privacy. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-783-1 CVE-2009-1296 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 9.04 | Product(s): | ecryptfs-utils |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| Os | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-06-09 | Name : Ubuntu USN-783-1 (ecryptfs-utils) File : nvt/ubuntu_783_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 55039 | eCryptfs Support Utilities on Ubuntu Installation Log Mount Passphrase Local ... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-06-09 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-783-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:06:00 |
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