CVE-2014-4040

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 17, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-4040: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix