Fedora EPEL 6 update for iodine



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-4168
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

iodine
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU41500

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4168

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

(1) iodined.c and (2) user.c in iodine before 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by continuing execution after an error has been triggering.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 6.0

iodine: before 0.7.0-1.el6

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2014-2159


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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