# CVE-2008-2368: Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 stores passwords in cleartext in the UserDirEnrollment log, the RA wizard installer log, and unspecified othe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-01-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Red Hat Certificate System 7.2 stores passwords in cleartext in the UserDirEnrollment log, the RA wizard installer log, and unspecified other debug log files, and uses weak permissions for these files, which allows local users to discover passwords by reading the files.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/33540
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0145
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33288
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021608
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0006.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=452000
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0007.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48022

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