CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-9687
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-03-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-255
Description
eCryptfs 104 and earlier uses a default salt to encrypt the mount passphrase, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.
Affected configurations
• ecryptfs ecryptfs-utils (<= 104)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/16 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/7 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/3 www.openwall.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2524-1 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550 Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/16 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/7 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/3 www.openwall.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2524-1 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550 Exploit