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CVE-2008-1567

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2008-04-24 phpmyadmin -- Username/Password Session File Information Disclosure

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2008-1567
Phase Assigned(20080331)

Description

phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

References

Source Reference
MISC http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909711&group_id=23067&atid=377408
CONFIRM http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-2
DEBIAN DSA-1557
FEDORA FEDORA-2008-2825
FEDORA FEDORA-2008-2874
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:131
SUSE SUSE-SR:2008:026
SUSE SUSE-SR:2009:003
BID 28560
VUPEN ADV-2008-1037
SECUNIA 29613
SECUNIA 29588
SECUNIA 29964
SECUNIA 30816
SECUNIA 32834
SECUNIA 33822
XF phpmyadmin-sessiondata-info-disclosure(41541)