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CVE-2014-9687

ecryptfs-utils: default salt is used for wrapping passphrase

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.2

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 19, 2011

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-547 · Use of Hard-coded, Security-relevant Constants