CVE-2012-2314 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2012-07-03

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:anaconda:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00081.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2314
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2314

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Fedoraproject Anaconda

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:09.010Z

Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2314

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-07-03T22:55:01.117

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-2314

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-05-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2314 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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