# CVE-2014-7230: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read logs to obtain passwords from failed command executions in OpenStack services.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7230, GHSA-58w7-wcrr-7289, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7230

## What is CVE-2014-7230?

CVE-2014-7230 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7230?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Openstack Cinder, Openstack Nova, Openstack Trove, Redhat Openstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-7230?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-7230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-7230 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-7230 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7230
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7230
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-7230

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7230/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.