{"cve":"CVE-2014-4040","nvd":{"published":"2014-06-17T15:55:06.317","modified":"2026-06-17T00:09:20.227","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html"],"products":["powerpc-utils_project:powerpc-utils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-4040","score":0.01826,"percentile":0.78817,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}