powerpc-utils: snap creates archives with fstab and yaboot.conf which may expose certain passwords
Published Jun 17, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.83%
Description
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 products
No data.
- 1.2.20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
powerpc-utils-0:1.2.24-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0384
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
powerpc-utils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | powerpc-utils-0:1.2.24-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0384 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | powerpc-utils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01826) | 78.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01826) | 75.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 56.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4040 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110520 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4040
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4040
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4040 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1110520 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4040 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4040 |
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