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CVE-2014-5457
QNAP TS-469U with firmware 4.0.7 Build 20140410, TS-459U, TS-EC1679U-RP, and SS-839 use world-readable permissions for /etc/config/shadow,…
Low2.1EPSS 0.33%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
QNAP TS-469U with firmware 4.0.7 Build 20140410, TS-459U, TS-EC1679U-RP, and SS-839 use world-readable permissions for /etc/config/shadow, which allows local users to obtain usernames and hashed passwords by reading the password.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 73% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20140711 QNAP TS-469U shadow file world readable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20140711 Re: QNAP TS-469U shadow file world readable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20140711 Re: QNAP TS-469U shadow file world readable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20140711 Re: QNAP TS-469U shadow file world readable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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