CVE-2007-5373

ldapscripts 1.4 and 1.7 sends a password as a command line argument when calling some LDAP programs, which might allow local users to read the password by listing the process and its arguments, as demonstrated by a call to ldappasswd in the _changepassword function.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2007-10-11

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected products

• Ldapscripts (Ldapscripts)

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=445582
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27111
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29395
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1517
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25982
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37029