CVEs-PoC/2008/CVE-2008-5188.md

### [CVE-2008-5188](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5188)
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### Description

The (1) ecryptfs-setup-private, (2) ecryptfs-setup-confidential, and (3) ecryptfs-setup-pam-wrapped.sh scripts in ecryptfs-utils 45 through 61 in eCryptfs place cleartext passwords on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9607

#### Github
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