oss-security - Re: CVE request: phpmyadmin (PMASA-2008-2)

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:40:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
To: Hanno Böck <hanno@...eck.de>
cc: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com,
        "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
Subject: Re: CVE request: phpmyadmin (PMASA-2008-2)


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Name: CVE-2008-1567
Status: Candidate
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1567
Reference: MISC:http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909711&group_id=23067&atid=377408
Reference: CONFIRM:http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-2
Reference: FRSIRT:ADV-2008-1037
Reference: URL:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1037/references
Reference: SECUNIA:29613
Reference: URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29613

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

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