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CVE-2014-4040

Published: Jun 17, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
1.2 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4040
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/310.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Powerpc-utilsPowerpc-utils_project1.2.20 (including)1.2.20 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatpowerpc-utils-0:1.2.24-7.el7*
Powerpc-utilsUbuntuupstream*
Powerpc-utilsUbuntuutopic*
Powerpc-utilsUbuntuvivid*
Powerpc-utilsUbuntuwily*
Ppc64-diagUbuntuutopic*
Ppc64-diagUbuntuvivid*
Ppc64-diagUbuntuwily*

References

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