CVE-2014-0083
Description
From CVE.org
The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of rubygem-net-ldap as shipped with Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager, CloudForms Management Engine and Red Hat OpenStack 3 and 4 as they did not include support for the password salting feature.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 1.9 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Pierre Carrier (airbnb) for reporting this issue.
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