UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9687

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9687

    Published: 31 Dec 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9687
    Aliases:
    USN-2524-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9687, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550/comments/5, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/498, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2524-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9687

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ecryptfs-utils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3

    Affected versions

    103-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High