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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..37b07d2e --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200807-10"> + <title>Bacula: Information disclosure</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in Bacula may allow local attackers to obtain sensitive + information. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">bacula</product> + <announced>July 21, 2008</announced> + <revised>July 21, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>196834</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-backup/bacula" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.4.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.4.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Bacula is a network based backup suite. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Matthijs Kooijman reported that the "make_catalog_backup" script uses + the MySQL password as a command line argument when invoking other + programs. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5626">CVE-2007-5626</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:41:52 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:29:18 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:29:25 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |