CVE-2014-4040 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-4040

snap in powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produces an archive with fstab and...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

powerpc-utils project

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Affected Software

powerpc-utils
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.20

Timeline

Official Publish: June 17th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.