Is CVE-2014-9251 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9251 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9251?

CVE-2014-9251 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2014-9251?

Patch guidance is available from zenoss security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9251.

CVE-2014-9251 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9251?

20 products: zenoss zenoss core, zenoss zenoss core, zenoss zenoss core, zenoss zenoss core, zenoss zenoss core, and 15 more.

Description

Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 uses a weak algorithm to hash passwords, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext values via a brute-force attack on hash values in the database, aka ZEN-15413.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-255

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ZENOSS
Published: 12/15/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

zenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_corezenoss : zenoss_core

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2014-9251. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2014-9251

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CVE-2014-9251 vulnerability