5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-3925
Red Hat sos fstab Password Disclosure Weakness
Description

sosreport in Red Hat sos 1.7 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 produces an archive with an fstab file 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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 1, 2014, 4:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 6, 2016, 12:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3925 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Redhat sos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-3925.

URL Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/30/3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102633 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3925 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation sosreport en Red Hat sos 1.7 y anteriores en Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 produce un archivo con un archivo fstab que potencialmente contiene contraseñas en texto claro, y no tiene un aviso acerca de la revisión del 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 de apoyo técnico.
    Added Translation sosreport en Red Hat sos 1.7 y versiones anteriores en Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 produce un archivo con un fichero fstab conteniendo potencialmente contraseñas en texto plano, y carece de una advertencia sobre la revisión de este fichero para detectar las contraseñas incluidas, lo que podría permitir a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible aprovechando el acceso al flujo de datos de soporte técnico.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} 0.00%

score

0.67721

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability