CVE-2014-9687

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-03-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-9687 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.18%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.66% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-9687

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9687

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.52% 2.18% +1.66%
2 2025-03-30 1.71% 0.52% -1.19%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.71% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9687

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9687

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-9687

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-9687 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ecryptfs-utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9687
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9687
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-9687 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ecryptfs-utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9687

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9687

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ecryptfs ecryptfs-utils <= 104 cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9687

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