CVE-2014-0246 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read the SOSreport archive to obtain the MD5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password, exposing sensitive credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0246?
CVE-2014-0246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 May 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SOSreport stores the md5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password in an archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the archive.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sosreport Project Sosreport.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0246?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-0246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0246, GHSA-hm8c-c6gx-vfpq, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0246.