CVE-2014-4040

snap in powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produces an archive with fstab and yaboot.conf files potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a warning about reviewing this archive to detect included passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a technical-support data stream.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:powerpc-utils_project:powerpc-utils:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-06-17 15:55

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-4040

Mitre link : CVE-2014-4040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-4040

JSON object : View

Products Affected

powerpc-utils_project

powerpc-utils

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

{"id": "CVE-2014-4040", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 5.0, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "accessComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"}, "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 2.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2014-06-17T15:55:06.317", "references": [{"url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1", "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html", "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1", "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html", "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-310"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "snap in powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produces an archive with fstab and yaboot.conf files potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a warning about reviewing this archive to detect included passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a technical-support data stream."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "snap en powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produce un archivo con ficheros fstab y yaboot.conf que potencialmente contienen contrase\u00f1as en texto claro, y no tiene un aviso sobre la revisi\u00f3n de este archivo para detectar contrase\u00f1as incluidas, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos obtener informaci\u00f3n sensible mediante el aprovechamiento de acceso a un flujo de datos del soporte t\u00e9cnico."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:powerpc-utils_project:powerpc-utils:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "CFCF917A-4EE8-4E9E-95D4-984DBAFD8D05"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"}