5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9687
eCryptfs Brute Force Password Vulnerability
Description

eCryptfs 104 and earlier uses a default salt to encrypt the mount passphrase, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.

INFO

Published Date :

March 16, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-9687 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9687 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 Ecryptfs ecryptfs-utils
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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None

Updated: 6 years, 9 months ago
3 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2015, 8:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9687 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9687 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:104:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2524-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2524-1 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-255
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2015

    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.

0.33 }} 0.01%

score

0.71452

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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