Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2008-2517
Summary
The sarab.sh script in SaraB before 0.2.4 places the dar program's encryption key on the command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published