CVE-2012-2314
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 3, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 19, 2012
Description
The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- FEDORA-2012-7579vendor-advisory
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
- [oss-security] 20120504 CVE Request -- anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration modulemailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
- 53486vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20120504 Re: CVE Request -- anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration modulemailing-list
- [oss-security] 20240116 CVE-2023-4001: a password bypass vulnerability in the downstream GRUB boot managermailing-list
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