CVE-2014-9687
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-03-16 14:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-02-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 110ac62eec63aa137365e8c1a6840b6a885714e690d068d2fb8893046ba21194
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0291http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150227 Re: eCryptfs key wrapping help to crack user passwordhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/3
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150217 CVE request: Linux kernel ecryptfs 1-byte overwritehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/7
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150210 Re: eCryptfs key wrapping help to crack user passwordhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/16
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2524-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2524-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ecryptfs-utils Fixed in 103-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ecryptfs-utils Fixed in 103-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ecryptfs-utils Fixed in 103-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- ecryptfs-utils Fixed in 104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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