VDB
CVE-2014-4040
CVE-2014-4040
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 1.83% · 78.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.83%
78.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | powerpc-utils | 0, 1.2.18+r1.1.3-24ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jun 17, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 22, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4040 third-party-advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4040 third-party-advisory