CVE-2008-2368

Description

Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 stores passwords in cleartext in the UserDirEnrollment log, the RA wizard installer log, and unspecified other debug log files, and uses weak permissions for these files, which allows local users to discover passwords by reading the files.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33540 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0145 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33288 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021608 vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0006.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=452000
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0007.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48022 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2368?
CVE-2008-2368 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2368?
To fix CVE-2008-2368, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2368 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2368 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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