4.3

CVE-2014-0246: sosreport_project sosreport Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-0246DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0246
Published 29-05-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-0246 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in sosreport_project sosreport. EPSS estimates a 1.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-05-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SOSreport stores the md5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password in an archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the archive.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.32% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • sosreportAll versions (No fix recorded)
Sosreport_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sosreport< 3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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