CVE-2014-4040 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information, including cleartext passwords, from support archives generated by powerpc-utils.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-4040?
CVE-2014-4040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4040?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (5)
powerpc-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.2.24-7.el7 |
powerpc-utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.2.24-7.el7 |
powerpc-utils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | All versions | 1.2.22-7.1 |
powerpc-utils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | All versions | 1.2.22-7.1 |
powerpc-utils SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | All versions | 1.3.12-slfo.1.1_5.1 |
Products include Powerpc-Utils Project Powerpc-Utils.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4040?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-4040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4040, GHSA-c7rv-hg7f-px75, RHSA-2015:0384, SUSE-RU-2015:0574-1, SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1, SUSE-SU-2025:21067-1.