What is CVE-2014-7301?

CVE-2014-7301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Sgi Tempo, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2014-7301?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP Sgi Tempo

CVE-2014-7301

SGI Tempo, as used on SGI ICE-X systems, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and possibly other unspecified sensitive information by reading /etc/odapw.

Published 2020-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Sgi Tempo

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/129466/SGI-Tempo-Database-Password-Disclosure.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
labs.f-secure.com/advisories/sgi-tempo-system-database-password-exposure/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7301?: CVE-2014-7301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Sgi Tempo, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2014-7301?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.