CVE-2024-40457

Published: Sep 12, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

9.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

No-IP Dynamic Update Client (DUC) v3.x uses cleartext credentials that may occur on a command line or in a file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that cleartext in /etc/default/noip-duc is recommended and is the intentional behavior.

Related CWEs

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

References (3)

https://github.com/jeppojeps/CVE-2024-40457-PoC

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.noip.com/support/knowledgebase/install-linux-3-x-dynamic-update-client-duc

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.noip.com/support/knowledgebase/running-linux-duc-v3-0-startup-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

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