Debian Linux libdspam7-drv-mysql information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian Linux and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component libdspam7-drv-mysql. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-6418. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian Linux (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component libdspam7-drv-mysql. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/29/2007. The weakness was published 12/17/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6418 since 12/17/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31145 (Debian DSA-1501-1 : dspam - programming error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39415), Tenable (31145), SecurityFocus (BID 27938†), OSVDB (44138†) and Secunia (SA29059†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 31145
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1501-1 : dspam - programming error
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OpenVAS ID: 60435
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1501-1 (dspam)
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02/21/2008 +66 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2534 days 🔍
10/29/2021 +2419 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40100

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X-Force: 39415
SecurityFocus: 27938 - DSPAM Debian 'libdspam7-drv-mysql' Cron Job MySQL Calls Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 29059
OSVDB: 44138 - Debian GNU/Linux libdspam7-drv-mysql Cron MySQL dspam Database Password Local Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 17765 - Debian GNU/Linux libdspam7-drv-mysql cron Job Local dspam Database Password Disclosure, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/29/2021 14:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (73), 08/06/2019 09:26 (6), 10/29/2021 14:56 (5)
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