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title: "CVE-2014-8112\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8112?format=md
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# CVE-2014-8112

Publication date 10 March 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

389 Directory Server 1.3.1.x, 1.3.2.x before 1.3.2.27, and 1.3.3.x before
1.3.3.9 stores "unhashed" passwords even when the
nsslapd-unhashed-pw-switch option is set to off, which allows remote
authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading the
Changelog.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8112?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 389-ds-base | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8112?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks)

Versions 1.3.1 and later

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| 389-ds-base | * Other:   <https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/84b8bfd7d18a0613920dce36f1d3775d75e45a3e> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8112)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8112)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8112)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8112)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8112>
