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GLSA-200807-10 : Bacula: Information disclosure

low Nessus Plugin ID 33556

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200807-10 (Bacula: Information disclosure)

 Matthijs Kooijman reported that the 'make_catalog_backup' script uses the MySQL password as a command line argument when invoking other programs.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could list the processes on the local machine when the script is running to obtain the MySQL password. Note: The password could also be disclosed via network sniffing attacks when the script fails, in which case it would be sent via cleartext e-mail.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

A warning about this issue has been added in version 2.4.1, but the issue is still unfixed. We advise not to use the make_catalog_backup script, but to put all MySQL parameters into a dedicated file readable only by the user running Bacula.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200807-10

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 33556

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200807-10.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/23/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:bacula, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5626

CWE: 310

GLSA: 200807-10