Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects SGI Tempo on SGI ICE-X systems. Weak file permissions may let a local user access password hashes and possibly other sensitive information. The business risk is concentrated where these HPC systems still exist and where local shell or multi-user access is allowed.
Executive priority
Prioritize if SGI ICE-X remains in production or shared research environments. The issue is not shown as remotely exploitable, but password hash exposure can support privilege escalation or broader credential risk.
Technical view
CVE-2014-7301 describes insecure permissions around SGI Tempo files, specifically exposure of /etc/odapw. A local user may read password hashes and unspecified sensitive data. The supplied record has no CVSS score, CWE mapping, affected version detail, or confirmed vendor fix information.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations operating SGI ICE-X systems using SGI Tempo, especially shared HPC environments with local user accounts.
Exploitation context
The CVE requires local user access. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, remote attack capability, or public exploit confirmation beyond advisory disclosure.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, affected version range, or patch detail is included in the supplied CVE bundle. Treat the disclosed file exposure as the validated behavior and avoid assuming additional Tempo components are affected.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any SGI ICE-X systems using SGI Tempo.
- Check vendor or legacy support guidance for an official fix.
- Restrict /etc/odapw access to privileged administrators only.
- Review local account access on affected systems.
- Rotate exposed credentials if hashes may have been readable.
Validation and detection
- Inventory SGI ICE-X and SGI Tempo deployments.
- Review permissions and ownership of /etc/odapw.
- Confirm non-privileged users cannot read sensitive Tempo password files.
- Check logs for suspicious local access to sensitive files.
- Document whether vendor remediation is available for each host.
Public sources used
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Credential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129466/SGI-Tempo-Database-Password-Disclosure.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://labs.f-secure.com/advisories/sgi-tempo-system-database-password-exposure/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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