rubygem-net-ldap: SSHA passwords generated by the net-ldap Ruby gem use a weak salt
Published Nov 21, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.
Affected products
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- Version 0.16.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Net-Ldap | Ruby-Net-Ldap | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 0.16.2
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5
cfme-gemset
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
rubygem-net-ldap
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | cfme-gemset | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | rubygem-net-ldap | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of rubygem-net-ldap as shipped with Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager, CloudForms Management Engine and Red Hat OpenStack 3 and 4 as they did not include support for the password salting feature.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 18.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 19.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00034) | 6.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 25.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 13.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0083 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065086 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0083 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0083 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c Advisory
- https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/commit/b412ca05f6b430eaa1ce97ac95885b4cf187b04a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0083
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0083 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0083
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0083 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1065086 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0083 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0083 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/commit/b412ca05f6b430eaa1ce97ac95885b4cf187b04a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0083 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0083 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0083 |
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