CVE-2014-0083 json
net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords
published 2019-11-21 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c , EUVD-2022-5044
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.
Patch / fix
- rubygems net-ldap 0.16.2
- net-ldap_project net-ldap 0.16.2
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0083 updated cvss 1.9
rubygem-net-ldap: SSHA passwords generated by the net-ldap Ruby gem use a weak salt
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Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 cfme-gemset Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap Red Hat Satellite 6 ruby193-rubygem-net-ldap Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager rubygem-net-ldapnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | net-ldap | <0.16.2 |
0.16.2 |
Affected products
- ruby-net-ldap ruby-net-ldap
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
References
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github.com
/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap/commit/b412ca05f6b430eaa1ce97ac95885b4cf187b04a
web, patch
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0083
web, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2014-0083
web, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.suse.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-0083
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0083
advisory
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github.com
/ruby-ldap/ruby-net-ldap
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-0083
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c
- NVD CVE-2014-0083
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