CVE-2012-2314
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
References
git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
Related
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%