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CVE-2014-3925

5.0 · MEDIUM

sosreport in Red Hat sos 1.7 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 produces an archive with an fstab file potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a warning about reviewing…

Published Jun 1, 2014canonicalCWE-255EPSS 2.15%

Overview

CVE-2014-3925 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting canonical ubuntu_linux. It was published on June 1, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

sosreport in Red Hat sos 1.7 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 produces an archive with an fstab file 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from canonical. Update ubuntu_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
redhatsos0Affected

References

Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/6Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/30/3Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102633Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/6Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/30/3Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102633

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3925?

CVE-2014-3925 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting canonical ubuntu_linux. It was published on June 1, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-3925?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-3925?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from canonical. Update ubuntu_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-3925?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-3925 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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