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Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:29:03 -0600
From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
CC: vladz <vladz@...zero.fr>
Subject: Re: CVE request: Debian's package "mysql-server" leaks
 credential information

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On 06/08/2013 04:44 AM, vladz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The file "/etc/mysql/debian.cnf", which contains plain text
> credentials for the "debian-sys-maint" mysql user, is created in an
> insecure manner during the package installation phase.  This can
> lead a non-privileged local user to disclose its content and use
> this special account to perform administration tasks.
> 
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
> 
> Could you allocate CVE id for this issue?
> 
> Thank you, vladz.
> 

Please use CVE-2013-2162 for this issue.

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Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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