CVE-2007-5626

NameCVE-2007-5626
Descriptionmake_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by listing the process and its arguments, or by sniffing the network.
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Debian Bugs446809

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
bacula (PTS)bullseye9.6.7-3fixed
bookworm9.6.7-7fixed
sid, trixie13.0.4-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
baculasource(unstable)5.0.0-1unimportant446809

Notes

this script needs the default database password and name needs to be set which
would be a bigger problem in a non-trusted environment. Apart from
this is documented in the bacula documentation
Since bacula 5.0.0 "make_catalog_backup.pl" is used by default, which is not affected

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