UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4040

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4040
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4040.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4040
Related
Published
2014-06-17T15:55:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:06Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / powerpc-utils

Package

Name
powerpc-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/powerpc-utils@1.3.1-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.1-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.18+r1.1.3-24ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "powerpc-ibm-utils",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "powerpc-ibm-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "powerpc-utils",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}