What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-5457?

CVE-2014-5457 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Ts 469U Firmware CVE-2014-5457

LOW

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2014-08-25 cve@mitre.org

Qnap Privilege Escalation Ts 469U Firmware Ts 469U Ts Ec1679U Rp Firmware Ts Ec1679U Rp Ts 459U Firmware Ts 459U Ss 839 Firmware Ss 839

2.1

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

2.1 LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 25, 2014 - 16:55 cve.org

LOW 2.1

DescriptionCVE.org

QNAP TS-469U with firmware 4.0.7 Build 20140410, TS-459U, TS-EC1679U-RP, and SS-839 use world-readable permissions for /etc/config/shadow, which allows local users to obtain usernames and hashed passwords by reading the password.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. QNAP TS-469U with firmware 4.0.7 Build 20140410, TS-459U, TS-EC1679U-RP, and SS-839 use world-readable permissions for /etc/config/shadow, which allows local users to obtain usernames and hashed passwords by reading the password. Affected products include: Qnap Ts-469U Firmware, Qnap Ts-469U, Qnap Ts-Ec1679U-Rp Firmware, Qnap Ts-Ec1679U-Rp, Qnap Ts-459U Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.