FKIE_CVE-2014-6274

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-06-26 21:15 - Updated: 2025-08-06 16:36
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.
References
security@debian.orghttps://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/insecure_embedded_creds/Product
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
git-annex_project git-annex *
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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      "value": "git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes\nwas set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid,\nthe embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository\nin (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919."
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      "value": "git-annex ten\u00eda un error en los servidores remotos S3 y Glacier: si se configuraba embedcreds=yes y el servidor remoto usaba encrypted=pubkey o encrypted=hybrid, las credenciales de AWS integradas se almacenaban en el repositorio git en texto plano (en la pr\u00e1ctica), no cifradas como deb\u00edan. Este problema afecta a git-annex desde la versi\u00f3n 3.20121126 hasta la versi\u00f3n 5.20140919.\n"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2014-6274",
  "lastModified": "2025-08-06T16:36:19.350",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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