CVE-2014-5457

low
Published 2014-08-25 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.