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Medium, CVSS 5.5

net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords

CVE-2014-0083GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (net-ldap 0.16.2), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • RubyGems net-ldap

    Affected
    < 0.16.2
    Fixed in
    0.16.2

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
5.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2014-0083: 0.27% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 20.03 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

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

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2014-0083

Advisory: net-ldap has weak salt when generating passwords
IDs: CVE-2014-0083, GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2014-0083 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: net-ldap 0.16.2. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- RubyGems net-ldap: affected < 0.16.2; fixed in 0.16.2

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- RubyGems net-ldap: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on net-ldap.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qwgm-mxm4-3q2c lists affected ranges: RubyGems net-ldap >=0 <0.16.2)

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