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CVE-2007-4656 Detail

Description

backup-manager-upload in Backup Manager before 0.6.3 provides the FTP server hostname, username, and password as plaintext command line arguments during FTP uploads, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process and its arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2766.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=439392 CVE, MITRE
http://bugzilla.backup-manager.org/cgi-bin/show_bug.cgi?id=173 CVE, MITRE
http://osvdb.org/37444 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26657 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29377 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1518 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25503 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018639 CVE, MITRE
http://www2.backup-manager.org/Release063 CVE, MITRE Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4656
NVD Published Date:
09/04/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE