CVE-2014-125055

Name: CVE-2014-125055
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-07T09:15:21.47+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.70%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-125055 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in agnivade easy-scrypt. Affected is the function VerifyPassphrase of the file scrypt.go. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in agnivade easy-scrypt. Affected is the function VerifyPassphrase of the file scrypt.go. The manipulation leads to observable timing discrepancy. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217596.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.70%

48.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-208

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Easy-Script Project	Easy-Script	< 1.0.0

References

https://github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt/commit/477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt/releases/tag/v1.0.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217596Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.217596Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt/commit/477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt/releases/tag/v1.0.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217596Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.217596Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jan 7, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-125055?

How severe is CVE-2014-125055?

CVE-2014-125055 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-125055?

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Source: NVD / NIST