Package: libdspam7-drv-mysql Version: 3.6.8-5 Severity: grave Tags: security Justification: user security hole
The cron job in /etc/cron.daily/libdspam7-drv-mysql calls mysql like this: /usr/bin/mysql --user=$MYSQL_USER --password=$MYSQL_PASS This makes the database password of the dspam database user visible in the command line, so users may see it using ps. A malicious local user can use this to connect to the dspam databse and read all recent mail of dspam users. This bug is easily fixed my using a config file or environment variable to pass the password to mysql. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-k7 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages libdspam7-drv-mysql depends on: ii dbconfig-common 1.8.29+etch1 common framework for packaging dat ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdspam7 3.6.8-5 DSPAM is a scalable and statistica ii libldap2 2.1.30-13.3 OpenLDAP libraries ii libmysqlclient15off 5.0.32-7etch1 mysql database client library ii mysql-client-5.0 [mysq 5.0.32-7etch1 mysql database client binaries ii ucf 2.0020 Update Configuration File: preserv ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-13 compression library - runtime Versions of packages libdspam7-drv-mysql recommends: ii mysql-server-5.0 [mysql-se 5.0.32-7etch1 mysql database server binaries -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]