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CVE-2012-2314 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10 CVEPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
fedoraproject anaconda
All versions

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2314
NVD Published Date:
Jul 3, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-2314 Details - Not Deferred