FKIE_CVE-2014-4040

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-06-17 15:55 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
powerpc-utils_project powerpc-utils 1.2.20
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{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:powerpc-utils_project:powerpc-utils:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "CFCF917A-4EE8-4E9E-95D4-984DBAFD8D05",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2014-4040",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2014-06-17T15:55:06.317",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "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": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-310"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


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