MEDIUM
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
Published Oct 23, 2007
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
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 products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.29% 0.00292
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00292
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 19.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 20.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00034) | 6.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=990 x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446809 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/41861 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27243 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31184 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26156 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3572 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37336 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=990 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory | |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446809 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/41861 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27243 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31184 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkThird Party Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26156 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3572 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37336 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 23, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 23, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5626
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a