TI-2014-07876 Aliases CVE-2014-9687 GHSA-mc6q-88m2-653g

eCryptfs 104 and earlier uses a default salt to encrypt the mount passphrase, which makes…

LOW 27CWE-255Published 2015-03-16 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0218 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils::::::::	up to 104	Vulnerable	Ecryptfs

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 104 Vulnerable ·Ecryptfs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9687
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc6q-88m2-653g

References

Exploit 1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550

Advisory 2

Other 3

TI-2016-01433 mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2012-02939 Improper input validation in ecryptfs-utils CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2011-01612 utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
TI-2011-01607 utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
TI-2011-01611 The encrypted private-directory setup process in utils/ecryptfs-setup-private in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
TI-2011-01613 The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.6

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Sources

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