Description
Domain Technologie Control (DTC) before 0.34.1 includes a password in the -b command line argument to htpasswd, which might allow local users to read the password by listing the process and its arguments.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | dtc | 0.29.18-1+lenny2 | DSA-2365-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2365-1 dtc - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20110813 Re: CVE request: multiple vulnerabilities in dtc mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110824 Re: Re: CVE request: multiple vulnerabilities in dtc mailing-list
- DSA-2365 vendor-advisory
- http://git.gplhost.com/gitweb/?p=dtc.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=debian/changelog%3Bhb=3eb6ef5cea6c571aae5e49e1930de778eca280c3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=637537