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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…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.2%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0291 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150227 Re: eCryptfs key wrapping help to crack user password (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150217 CVE request: Linux kernel ecryptfs 1-byte overwrite (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150210 Re: eCryptfs key wrapping help to crack user password (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2524-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_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)
Record last updated .