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CVE-2007-5626

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2007-10-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

make_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.

Affected Platforms

Bacula Bacula

Weakness Type

CWE-319

References