CVE-2014-0083

net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords

5.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2014-0083 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Net-ldap Project Net-ldap, published November 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in net-ldap 0.16.2.

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Record: CVE-2014-0083
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-916
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Record: CVE-2014-0083
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5044 No score

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Record: EUVD-2022-5044
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c 5.5

net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.16.2 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Record: GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-916
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c 5.5

net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.16.2 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Record: GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-916
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-0083 5.5

The Ruby net-ldap gem before 0.11 uses a weak salt when generating SSHA passwords.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0083
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`net-ldap` RubyGems	before 0.16.2	0.16.2
`net-ldap` RubyGems	before 0.16.2, plus listed versions 0.0.50.1.00.1.10.10.00.10.1 Show 19 moreShow less 0.110.12.00.12.10.13.00.14.00.15.00.16.00.16.10.20.2.10.2.20.3.00.3.10.5.10.6.00.6.10.7.00.8.00.9.0	0.16.2
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.8.0-1	None known
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.1-20.16.1-1	None known
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-10.16.1-1ubuntu1	None known
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.1-1ubuntu1	None known
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.1-2	None known
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-1	None known
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.20.0-1	None known
`ruby-net-ldap` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-10.20.0-1	None known

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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