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CVE-2014-0083 — Vulnerability in net-ldap — CVE Details

MEDIUM

net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords

Published May 24, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.16.2 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 24, 2022 (1602 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 532 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update net-ldap to 0.16.2 or later
gem install net-ldap -v 0.16.2

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
net-ldap
rubygems
0.0.5, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.10.0 (+20 more)0.16.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-0083?
net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2014-0083?
CVE-2014-0083 affects net-ldap. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2014-0083 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.5

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c

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