Is CVE-2014-4040 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-4040 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-4040?

CVE-2014-4040 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-4040?

CVE-2014-4040 has an EPSS score of 1.83% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4040?

Upgrade powerpc-utils on debian 11 to 1.3.1-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-4040

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

snap in powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produces an archive with fstab and yaboot.conf files potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a warning about reviewing this archive to detect included passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a technical-support data stream.

CWE-310Cryptographic Issues

How to fix

Remediation Available

powerpc-utilsDebian

Fixed in:1.3.1-2CVE-2014-4040

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3566	Low	3.4	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-0204	Medium	4.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2107	Medium	5.9	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0800	Medium	5.9	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-8684	Critical	9.8	72%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.