// For flags

CVE-2014-4040

powerpc-utils: snap creates archives with fstab and yaboot.conf which may expose certain passwords

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

snap en powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produce un archivo con ficheros fstab y yaboot.conf que potencialmente contienen contraseñas en texto claro, y no tiene un aviso sobre la revisión de este archivo para detectar contraseñas incluidas, lo que podría permitir a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible mediante el aprovechamiento de acceso a un flujo de datos del soporte técnico.

A flaw was found in the way the snap utility of powerpc-utils generated an archive containing a configuration snapshot of a service. A local attacker could obtain sensitive information from the generated archive such as plain text passwords.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-06-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-06-17 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Powerpc-utils Project
Search vendor "Powerpc-utils Project"
 Powerpc-utils
Search vendor "Powerpc-utils Project" for product "Powerpc-utils"
 1.2.20
Search vendor "Powerpc-utils Project" for product "Powerpc-utils" and version "1.2.20"
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Affected