Description
Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kickstart file, sets the root user password to empty, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Published: 2013-05-29
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2049 Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kickstart file, sets the root user password to empty, which allows local users to gain privileges.
History

Fri, 16 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_common:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Common
Redhat enterprise Linux

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Redhat Enterprise Linux Livecd-tools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:39.171Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2069

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-05-29T00:55:01.133

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-2069

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2069 - Bugzilla

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