Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 17, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-4040
CVE-2014-4040
Description
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:powerpc-utils_project:powerpc-utils:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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